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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.)
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, [...]