Where does “perilousness” come from?
perilousness (English) comes from English perilous, from Middle English perilous, from Old French perilleus, from Latin periculosus, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.
perilousness (English): The quality of being perilous
Definitions
- The quality of being perilous
Ancestry of “perilousness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | perilous | Dangerous, full of peril |
| 2 | Middle English | perilous | Full of danger or peril; dangerous, harmful,... |
| 3 | Old French | perilleus | perilous; very dangerous |
| 4 | Latin | periculosus | dangerous, hazardous, perilous |
| 5 | Latin | -ōsus | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |