Where does “microenterprise” come from?
microenterprise (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.
microenterprise (English): A very small business with five or fewer...
Definitions
- A very small business with five or fewer...
Ancestry of “microenterprise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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- | pre-, before |
| 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 |