Etymology

ricebird

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Today it means: A Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora). Full definition →

English bird ← Middle English brid ← Old English bridd
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-Iranian*wriHǰʰíš
  2. Proto-Iranian*wriHǰíš
  3. Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš
  4. Ancient Greekὄρῡζα (órūza)
  5. Late Latinoryza
  6. Old Italianriso
  7. Old Frenchris
  8. Middle Englishrys
  9. Englishrice
  10. Old Englishbridd
  11. Middle Englishbrid
  12. Englishbird
  13. English todayricebird

From rice + bird.

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