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Where does “riskful” come from?

riskful (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.

riskful (English): Full of risks; risky

Definitions

  1. Full of risks; risky

Ancestry of “riskful”, step by step

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

Words derived from “riskful”

  • riskfulness
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