▁in ▁the ▁lowest ▁dis adv antage , ▁with ▁ 1 . 4 1 %). ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁a ▁similar ▁dice ▁game , ▁cra ps , ▁since ▁if ▁ 7 ▁is ▁always ▁chosen ▁the ▁game ▁de vol ves ▁into ▁cra ps . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁The ▁name ▁" h az ard " ▁is ▁borrow ed ▁from ▁Old ▁French . ▁The ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁word ▁is ▁unclear , ▁but ▁probably ▁der ives ▁from ▁Spanish ▁az ar ▁(" an ▁un fortun ate ▁card ▁or ▁dice ▁roll "), ▁with ▁the ▁final ▁- d ▁by ▁anal ogy ▁with ▁the ▁common ▁French ▁suffix ▁- ard . ▁The ▁Spanish ▁word ▁has ▁been ▁supposed ▁in ▁turn ▁to ▁come ▁from ▁Arab ic , ▁either ▁from ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁castle ▁in ▁Palest ine , ▁or ▁from ▁the ▁word ▁az - z ahr ▁( ال ز ه ر ) ▁meaning ▁" d ice ". ▁However , ▁early ▁evidence ▁for ▁this ▁word ▁in ▁Arab ic ▁is ▁lack ing , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁absent ▁from ▁Class ical ▁Arab ic ▁diction aries , ▁making ▁the ▁et ym ology ▁doubt ful ▁( although ▁any ▁other ▁source ▁is ▁unknown ). ▁Another ▁possibility ▁is ▁Arab ic ▁y as ara ▁(" he ▁played ▁at ▁dice "). ▁ ▁Der iv ations ▁from ▁Haz ard ▁From ▁the ▁game ▁of ▁Haz ard ▁came ▁the ▁modern ▁terms : ▁Poss ibly , ▁the ▁phrase ▁"' at ▁six es ▁and ▁se vens " ▁( another ▁possible ▁deriv ation ▁is ▁discussed ▁under ▁that ▁article ). ▁" Set ▁upon ▁six ▁and