Translation
risk
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Word origin
From French risque and Italian rischio, the word most European languages share. The deeper origin is genuinely debated.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- risque
- English cognates
- risk
Other proposed origins
- Often traced to Greek rhiza ('cliff, root'), from the hazards of sailing past rocky shores. (Greek, rhiza)
- Others derive it from Arabic rizq ('provision, fortune'), what fate allots you. (Arabic, rizq)
Examples
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That is too big a risk for us.
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He understood the risk and tried anyway.
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Without risk one gains nothing.
is the chance of loss you can weigh, where is the threat itself: crossing thin ice is a , deciding to cross it anyway is your . The verb is , and it takes the thing gambled in the accusative, , or an infinitive, . describes the venture and a the person who keeps signing up for them.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 12, lesson 10: risko, scivola, viando and 7 more words.