Where does “endangerment” come from?
Endangerment derives from English endanger plus the suffix -ment, which comes from Old French -ment and Latin -mentum, ultimately from Latin in- and dominus meaning master.
endangerment (English): The act of putting someone into danger, or the...
Definitions
- The act of putting someone into danger, or the...
Ancestry of “endangerment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | endanger | To put in danger; to risk causing harm to; To... |
| 2 | English | danger | Exposure to likely harm; peril; An instance or... |
| 3 | Middle English | daunger | danger |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | dangier | difficulty; problem; danger |
| 5 | Old French | dangier | difficulty; problem; danger |
| 6 | Latin | domniārium | — |
| 7 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 8 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |