Where does “ри́ск” come from?
ри́ск (Russian) comes from French risqué, from Middle French risque, from Italian rischiare, from Italian -are, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
ри́ск (Russian): risk (possible, usually negative, outcome)
Definitions
- risk (possible, usually negative, outcome)
Ancestry of “ри́ск”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | risqué | risky; risque, risqué; past participle of risquer |
| 2 | Middle French | risque | — |
| 3 | Italian | rischiare | to risk, take the plunge |
| 4 | Italian | -are | Used, with a stem, to form the infinitive of most... |
| 5 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |