Where does “entrepreneur” come from?
Entrepreneur comes from French entrepreneur, derived from French -eur agent suffix and Latin prehendō meaning to seize or grasp.
entrepreneur (English): A person who organizes and operates a business...
Definitions
- A person who organizes and operates a business...
Ancestry of “entrepreneur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | entrepreneur | entrepreneur person who organizes and operates a business venture |
| 2 | Middle French | entreprendre | to undertake |
Words derived from “entrepreneur”
- entrepreneurial
- entrepreneurship
- entrepreneurialism
- entrepreneurially
- intrapreneurship
- entrepreneurism
- intrapreneurial
- nonentrepreneurial
- microentrepreneur
- microentrepreneurial
- microentrepreneurship
- technopreneurial
- unentrepreneurial
- -preneur
- bioentrepreneur
- entreprenerd
- philanthropreneur
- wantrepreneur
- momtrepreneur
- ganjapreneur
- agripreneur
- artpreneur
- entreporneur
- entreprenertia