Where does “risker” come from?
risker (English) comes from English risk, from English risqué, from French risqué, from Middle French risque, from Italian rischiare, from Italian -are, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
risker (English): One who risks or hazards something
Definitions
- One who risks or hazards something
Ancestry of “risker”, step by step
risker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English risk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | risk | A possible adverse event or outcome; The... |
| 2 | English | risqué | Suggestive of sexual impropriety; bordering on... |
| 3 | French | risqué | risky; risque, risqué; past participle of risquer |
| 4 | Middle French | risque | — |
| 5 | Italian | rischiare | to risk, take the plunge |
| 6 | Italian | -are | Used, with a stem, to form the infinitive of most... |
| 7 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |