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Where does “arriesgar” come from?

arriesgar (Spanish) comes from Spanish riesgo, from Old Spanish riesco, from Vulgar Latin *resecum, from Latin reseco, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

arriesgar (Spanish): to venture; to risk; to hazard; to endanger; to...

Definitions

  1. to venture; to risk; to hazard; to endanger; to...

Ancestry of “arriesgar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishriesgochance; risk; the possibility of harm or an...
2Old Spanishriesco—
3Vulgar Latin*resecum—
4LatinresecoI cut off or loose; I curtail, stop; I check,...
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “arriesgar”

  • arriesgado
  • arisgar
  • arisgado
  • arisgado
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