Etymology

peradventure

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Today it means: Perchance or maybe; perhaps; supposing. Full definition →

Middle English peraventure ← Old French par aventure
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  1. Old French · derived frompar aventure
  2. Middle English · inherited fromperaventure
  3. English todayperadventure

From Middle English peraventure, peradventure, from Old French par aventure. Spelling modified as though from Latin. Equivalent to per- + adventure.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.