Where does “peryl” come from?

peryl (Cornish) comes from Latin periculum, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

peryl (Cornish): danger, peril, risk

Definitions

  1. danger, peril, risk

Ancestry of “peryl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpericulumtrial, experiment, attempt, proof, essay; risk,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “peryl

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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