Etymology

riskless

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Today it means: Free of risk. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English risk
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The story

  1. Vulgar Latin*resecum
  2. Old Italianrisco
  3. Italianrischiare
  4. Middle Frenchrisque
  5. Englishrisque
  6. Englishrisk
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  9. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  10. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  11. English todayriskless

From risk + -less.

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