Talk:risk

According to the WNT Italian risico is the same word as Portuguese risco Spanish risco and riesgo and French risque but is the etymology uncertain. A popular hypothesis is according to the WNT that the word comes from the Spanish and Portuguese words as used with the meaning "outcrop, crag" which would come from Latin (or perhaps Italian?) resecare ("cut" or "cut off"). The original meaning of the word would then have been something like: a cut off [part of land], a steep outcrop, that poses a risk to ships, leading to the meaning of danger. Kornelis 17:39, 22 November 2010 (UTC)

Etymology

Etymology is a mess, in no particular order with cognates and etymology mixed up with any visible distinction. --Mglovesfun (talk) 11:07, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

run a risk

Does run a risk deserve an entry? --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:23, 4 October 2019 (UTC)

From Arabic?

Why is this entry in the category "English terms derived from Arabic"? 98.123.38.211 20:01, 21 September 2024 (UTC)