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Where does “risque” come from?

risque (Middle French) comes from Italian rischiare, from Italian -are, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

Ancestry of “risque”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrischiareto risk, take the plunge
2Italian-areUsed, with a stem, to form the infinitive of most...
3Latin-ō—
4Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “risque”

  • risk
  • risks
  • risky
  • risque
  • riskless
  • riskiness
  • riskfree
  • riskily
  • risktaker
  • nonrisk
  • nonrisky
  • multirisk
  • riskful
  • risker
  • riskest
  • derisk
  • risketh
  • risqueness
  • riskfulness
  • high-risk
  • risk-free
  • riskware
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