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Where does “periclu(m)” come from?

periclu(m) (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin perīculum.

Ancestry of “periclu(m)”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperīculum—

Words derived from “periclu(m)”

  • peril
  • perilous
  • perilously
  • imperil
  • imperiled
  • imperilment
  • perilousness
  • multiperil
  • unperilous
  • unimperiled
  • perilsome
  • perilless
  • periglio
  • periglioso
  • périlleux
  • périlleusement
  • péril
  • perillar
  • perillosament
  • perillós
  • perillositat
  • perill
  • peril
  • perilous
Every word from Latin perīculum →