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venire
Latin · ancient
"to come"
to come, the root behind adventure (ad- + venire, to arrive)
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aventure
Old French · medieval
"a risky undertaking, a chance occurrence"
carried into French for a risky undertaking or chance occurrence
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venture
English · 1400s
"a risky or daring undertaking"
shortened from adventure and settled as the English word for a risky undertaking
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