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Where does “venturesome” come from?

Venturesome derives from English venture and English some, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European sem- meaning "one" or "together."

venturesome (English): Bold; willing to take risks; adventurous;...

Definitions

  1. Bold; willing to take risks; adventurous;...

Ancestry of “venturesome”, 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 “venturesome”

  • venturesomeness
  • venturesomely
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