Where does “dangerful” come from?
dangerful (English) comes from English danger, from Middle English daunger, from Anglo-Norman dangier, from Old French dangier, from Latin domniārium, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos — to build; to arrange, to put together.
dangerful (English): Fraught with danger; hazardous
Definitions
- Fraught with danger; hazardous
Ancestry of “dangerful”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | danger | Exposure to likely harm; peril; An instance or... |
| 2 | Middle English | daunger | danger |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | dangier | difficulty; problem; danger |
| 4 | Old French | dangier | difficulty; problem; danger |
| 5 | Latin | domniārium | — |
| 6 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 7 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |