English
Rizal
Rizal comes from Spanish ricial ‘referring to land that makes wheat or any crop…’, and goes back to ricio.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentricio
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentricialas rizal‘referring to land that makes wheat or any crop grow/sprout after having been cut green’
- Englishearliest quotation 1991Rizal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentricio
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentricialas rizal‘referring to land that makes wheat or any crop grow/sprout after having been cut green’
- Englishearliest quotation 1991Rizal
Earliest quotation: 1991, Francisco R. Demetrio, A Guidebook to the Museums of Mindanao: “The Rizal Library which was constructed much later also…”
The story
From Spanish rizal, the province is named after José Rizal.
Every English word from Spanish ricio
Today it means
name A barangay of Dagami, Leyte, Philippines.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish ricio / Rizal