Etymology

peril

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Today it means: A situation of serious and immediate danger. Full definition →

First used 16th c.Middle English peril ← Old French peril ← Latin perīculum
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  1. Latin · derived fromperīculum
  2. Old French · derived fromperil
  3. Middle English · inherited fromperil
  4. English todayperil

From Middle English peril, from Old French peril, from Latin perīculum. Doublet of periculum.

Words from the same roots

Latinperīculum all →

periculum

First known use, by meaning

  • from 16th c. To cause to be in danger; to imperil; to risk.

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