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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.)

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ὄρυζον (Ancient Greek)

ridere (Latin)

*(s)kreys- (Proto-Indo-European)

ὄρυζα (Byzantine Greek)

risus (Latin)

Laughter, laughing. Mockery, jest.

*hrīsą (Proto-Germanic)

Bush. Twig; sprig.

risi (Italian)

First-person singular past historic of ridere.

oryza (Latin)

(Late Latin) rice.

hrīs (Old English)

hris (Old English)

(in the plural, collectively) brushwood; shrubbery. Twig; branch.

riso (Old Italian)

riso (Italian)

Laughter, laugh Rice.

ris (Old French)

rys (Middle English)

rice (English)

(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, [...]

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