Where does “enterpriser” come from?
enterpriser (English) comes from English enterprise, 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- — passed , crossed.
enterpriser (English): An entrepreneur; a person who undertakes an...
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- An entrepreneur; a person who undertakes an...
Ancestry of “enterpriser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | enterprise | A company, business, organization, or other... |
| 2 | Middle French | entreprise | Alternative form of entreprinse |
| 3 | Old French | entreprendre | to capture; to take; to abduct; to undertake; to... |
| 4 | Old French | prendre | to take |
| 5 | Latin | prendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Latin | prehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | prai- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |