peril
Middle English
/ˈpɛril/
noun
Definitions
- Danger, risk, peril; something that is potentially harmful or risky:
- (Late ME) Bad fortune; unluckiness or mischance.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French peril derived from Latin perīculum (danger, risk, trial, an attempt).
Origin
Latin
perīculum
Gloss
danger, risk, trial, an attempt
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- imperil English
- multiperil English
- peril English
- perilless English
- perilous English
- perilsome English
- *periclu(m) Latin
- periculosus Latin
- periculum Latin
- perīculum Latin
- pericolo Italian
- péril French
- *per- Proto-Indo-European
- perel Middle English
- perill Middle English
- perilous Middle English
- perilously Middle English
- peril Old French
- perilleus Old French
- perillier Old French
- perygl Welsh
- péthi Norman
- perigo Old Portuguese
- pericul Friulian
- perilh Old Occitan
- peryl Cornish
- pericul Ladin