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Where does “peril” come from?

peril (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin periclu(m), from Latin perīculum.

peril (Old French): peril; hazard; danger

Definitions

  1. peril; hazard; danger

Ancestry of “peril”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpericlu(m)—
2Latinperīculum—

Words derived from “peril”

  • peril
  • perilous
  • perilously
  • imperil
  • imperiled
  • imperilment
  • perilousness
  • multiperil
  • unperilous
  • unimperiled
  • perilsome
  • perilless
  • périlleux
  • périlleusement
  • péril
  • peril
  • perilous
  • perel
  • perill
  • perilously
  • perilleus
  • perillier
  • péthi
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