Where does “ris” come from?
ris (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle English rys, from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.
ris (Scottish Gaelic): Alternative form of ri; with him; with it
Definitions
- Alternative form of ri; with him; with it
Ancestry of “ris”, step by step
ris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English rys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | rys | rice |
| 2 | Old French | ris | reef |
| 3 | Italian | riso | laughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere |
| 4 | Latin | rīsus | laughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὄρυζα | rice |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *wrinǰiš | — |
via Old Irish fris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | fris | third-person singular masculine/neuter of fri |