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Where does “Oryza” come from?

Oryza (Translingual) comes from Latin orȳza, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.

Oryza (Translingual): genus of rice

Definitions

  1. genus of rice

Ancestry of “Oryza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorȳza—
2Ancient Greekὄρυζαrice
3Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš—

Words derived from “Oryza”

  • Oryzolejeunea
  • Oryzeae
  • Oryzoideae
  • oryzo-
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