English word rice comes from Ancient Greek (to 1453) ὄρυζον, Latin ridere, Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreys-, and later Latin risus (Laughter, laughing. Mockery, jest.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| ὄρυζον | Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) | |
| ridere | Latin (lat) | |
| *(s)kreys- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| ὄρυζα | Byzantine Greek (gkm) | |
| risus | Latin (lat) | Laughter, laughing. Mockery, jest. |
| *hrīsą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Bush. Twig; sprig. |
| risi | Italian (it) | First-person singular past historic of ridere. |
| oryza | Latin (lat) | (Late Latin) rice. |
| hrīs | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| hris | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | (in the plural, collectively) brushwood; shrubbery. Twig; branch. |
| riso | Old Italian (it-oit) | |
| riso | Italian (it) | Laughter, laugh Rice. |
| ris | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
| rys | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| rice | English (en) | (computing, transitive) To customize the user interface of a computer system, e.g. a desktop environment.. (intransitive) To harvest wild rice (Zizania sp.). (rare) To throw rice at a person (usually at a wedding).. (transitive) To squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces (especially potatoes). (countable) A specific variety of this plant.. (uncountable) Cereal plants, [...] |