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Where does “dangereus” come from?

dangereus (Old French) comes from Old French dangier, from Latin domniārium, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos, from Proto-Indo-European dṓm, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

dangereus (Old French): threatening, difficult

Definitions

  1. threatening, difficult

Ancestry of “dangereus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdangierdifficulty; problem; danger
2Latindomniārium—
3LatinDominusthe Lord; Lord; The Lord
4Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
5Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
6Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
7Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

Words derived from “dangereus”

  • dangerous
  • dangerously
  • dangerousness
  • nondangerous
  • undangerous
  • undangerousness
  • dangereux
  • dangerous
  • daungerous
  • danjere
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