From Italian 'rischio' (danger), via French — ultimate origin debated, possibly from Byzantine Greek or Vulgar Latin.
A situation involving exposure to danger; the possibility of loss.
From French 'risque,' from Italian 'risco/rischio' meaning 'danger, risk,' possibly from Vulgar Latin *resecāre (to cut off) or from Byzantine Greek 'rizikon' (fortune, fate). Ultimate origin debated. Key roots: rischio (Italian: "danger (uncertain origin)").