perilous
Middle English
/ˈpɛr(i)luːs/
adj
Definitions
- Full of danger or peril; dangerous, harmful, periculous:
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French perilleus derived from Latin perīculōsus (dangerous, hazardous, perilous) affix from Middle English peril.
Origin
Middle English
peril
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- peril English
- perilous English
- perilously English
- perilousness English
- unperilous English
- perīculōsus Latin
- pericoloso Italian
- périculeux French
- périlleux French
- *per- Proto-Indo-European
- parles Middle English
- peril Middle English
- perilously Middle English
- peril Old French
- perilleus Old French
- perillós Catalan, Valencian
- periculos Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- perigooso Old Portuguese
- periculôs Friulian