Etymology

adventurism

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Today it means: The behavior of an adventurer; risk-taking. Full definition →

First used 19th c.English adventure ← Middle English aventure ← Old French aventure
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  1. Latinadveniō
  2. Latinadventūrus
  3. Vulgar Latin*adventūra
  4. Old Frenchaventure
  5. Middle Englishaventure
  6. Englishadventure
  7. English todayadventurism

From adventure + -ism.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. The behavior of an adventurer; risk-taking.
  • from 20th c. The taking of excessive risks (by a government, etc) in political, economic or foreign affairs, often in disregard for established rules or norms.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.