The story
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*wriHǰʰíš
- Proto-Iranian*wriHǰíš
- Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš
- Ancient Greekὄρῡζα (órūza)
- Late Latinoryza
- Old Italianriso
- Old Frenchris
- Middle Englishrys
- Englishrice
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Middle Englishin-
- Englishin-
- Middle Englishvoluntarie
- Englishvoluntary
- Englishinvoluntarysyl. abbr.
- Latincaeleb
- Englishcelibatesyl. abbr.
- Englishincelclip.
- English todayricecel
From rice + -cel, referencing the fact that rice is a staple food in East Asia.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.