Where does “hazardare” come from?
hazardare (Romanian) comes from Romanian hazarda, from French hasarder, from French hasard, from Old French hasart, from Arabic زهر, from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا — to see; to look.
hazardare (Romanian): gambling, taking a chance
Definitions
- gambling, taking a chance
Ancestry of “hazardare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | hazarda | to hazard, to gamble, to take a chance |
| 2 | French | hasarder | to hazard |
| 3 | French | hasard | chance; a coincidence; hazard |
| 4 | Old French | hasart | hazard; a score of six in a game of hazard; risk;... |
| 5 | Arabic | زهر | to shine, to be radiant, to give light; flowers;... |
| 6 | Arabic | ه | him, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ |
| 7 | Arabic | كَهْرَبَاء | electricity |
| 8 | Persian | کهربا | amber |
| 9 | Persian | کاه | chaff; straw; hay |
| 10 | Persian | کاستن | to decrease |
| 11 | Proto-Iranian | kas- | to be small, diminish, lessen |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |