Where does “enterprise” come from?
enterprise (English) comes from Middle French entreprise, from Old French entreprendre, from Old French prendre, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
enterprise (English): A company, business, organization, or other...
Definitions
- A company, business, organization, or other...
Ancestry of “enterprise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | entreprise | Alternative form of entreprinse |
| 2 | Old French | entreprendre | to capture; to take; to abduct; to undertake; to... |
| 3 | Old French | prendre | to take |
| 4 | Latin | prendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | prehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |