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Where does “nonrisky” come from?

nonrisky (English) comes from English risky, from English risk, from English risqué, from French risqué, from Middle French risque, from Italian rischiare, from Italian -are, from Latin -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

nonrisky (English): Not risky

Definitions

  1. Not risky

Ancestry of “nonrisky”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishriskyDangerous, involving risks
2EnglishriskA possible adverse event or outcome; The...
3EnglishrisquéSuggestive of sexual impropriety; bordering on...
4Frenchrisquérisky; risque, risqué; past participle of risquer
5Middle Frenchrisque—
6Italianrischiareto risk, take the plunge
7Italian-areUsed, with a stem, to form the infinitive of most...
8Latin-ō—
9Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
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