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Where does “venturer” come from?

venturer (English) comes from English venture, from English adventure, from Middle English aventure, from Old French aventure, from Vulgar Latin adventura, from Late Latin adventurus, from Latin adventus, from Latin adveniō — in.

venturer (English): One who ventures; a traveller or explorer; One...

Definitions

  1. One who ventures; a traveller or explorer; One...

Ancestry of “venturer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishventureA risky or daring undertaking or journey; An...
2EnglishadventureThe encountering of risks; a bold undertaking, in...
3Middle Englishaventurefate, chance; event, experience; danger, risk
4Old Frenchaventure—
5Vulgar Latinadventura—
6Late Latinadventurusadventure; about to arrive; an adventure
7Latinadventusarrival, approach, advent; Advent
8Latinadveniō—
9Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
10Latinīn-—
11Latinîn—
12Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
13Proto-Italicenin
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “venturer”

  • coventurer
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