Where does “risqueness” come from?
risqueness (English) comes 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.
risqueness (English): The quality of being risqué
Definitions
- The quality of being risqué
Ancestry of “risqueness”, step by step
risqueness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English risqué
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | risqué | Suggestive of sexual impropriety; bordering on... |
| 2 | French | risqué | risky; risque, risqué; past participle of risquer |
| 3 | Middle French | risque | — |
| 4 | Italian | rischiare | to risk, take the plunge |
| 5 | Italian | -are | Used, with a stem, to form the infinitive of most... |
| 6 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |