Etymology

periculum

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Today it means: accident or casus, as distinguished from dolus and culpa, and hence relieving one from the duty of performing an obligation Full definition →

Latin periculum
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing frompericulum
  2. English todaypericulum

Learned borrowing from Latin periculum. Doublet of peril.

Words from the same roots

Latinpericulum all →

peril

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