Etymograph

English

subrisk

From sub- + risk.

Formed from sub- + risk

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Old Italian risco ‘risk’

Middle French risque

English risque

English risk

Today it means

noun Risk that is subordinate or subsidiary to other risk; thus: Subsidiary risk as opposed to primary risk, where the latter is what governs the assignment of a hazard class but the former is nonetheless important to know about.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “subrisk”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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