hazard
The origin and history of hazard.
Etymology
From Old French hasart, a dice game, ultimately from Arabic az-zahr ("the dice") — the sense of "risk" grew out of gambling.
The origin and history of hazard.
From Old French hasart, a dice game, ultimately from Arabic az-zahr ("the dice") — the sense of "risk" grew out of gambling.
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