The story
- Old French · derived froma l'aventure“at random”
- English todayat a venture
From earlier at adventure, with the same meaning, from Anglo-Norman and Old French a l'aventure (“at random”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
at a venture
Today it means: at random, without application of due thought, haphazardly or recklessly Full definition →
Old French a l'aventure