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adventurus
Latin · ancient
"about to happen"
about to happen, from advenire (to arrive)
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aventure
Old French · medieval
"an unexpected or risky undertaking"
carried into French for an unexpected or risky undertaking
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adventure
English · 1200s
"an exciting or risky undertaking"
settled as the English word for an exciting, risky undertaking
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