peril

English

/ˈpɛɹɪl/, /ˈpɛɹəl/

noun
Definitions
  • A situation of serious and immediate danger.
  • Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
  • (insurance) An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English peril borrowed from Old French peril derived from Latin perīculum (danger, risk, trial, an attempt) root from Proto-Indo-European *per- (risk, bring forth, fare, through, try, go, traverse, across, carry forth, bring forward, produce, procure, forth, before, attempt, over, go over, pass through, go through, beyond, research, bear, forward, penetrate, put across, sell, lead across, front, formerly, dare, throughout, ferry, cross, transfer, pierce, strike, a going, peril, first, beat, out, passage, of, bring carry over, pass, next, in front).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*per-

Gloss

risk, bring forth, fare, through, try, go, traverse, across, carry forth, bring forward, produce, procure, forth, before, attempt, over, go over, pass through, go through, beyond, research, bear, forward, penetrate, put across, sell, lead across, front, formerly, dare, throughout, ferry, cross, transfer, pierce, strike, a going, peril, first, beat, out, passage, of, bring carry over, pass, next, in front

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