means
rice and derives from the greek word όρυζα.
According to Wikipedia : First attested in English in the middle of
the 13th century, the word "rice" derives from the Old
French ris,
which comes from Italian riso,
in turn from the Latin
oriza,
which derives from the Greek ὄρυζα (oruza).
The Greek word is the source of all European words (cf. Welsh reis,
Ger. Reis,
Lith. ryžiai,
Serbo-Cr. riža,
Pol. ryż,
Dutch rijst,
Romanian orez).[5][6][7]
Ultimately, the original source for those languages is from the Tamil
word அரிசி
(arisi).[8][9
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The
greek word is in use since the Antiquity according to LIDDEL-SCOTT
Dictionary.
