Where does “microentrepreneurship” come from?

microentrepreneurship (English) comes from English entrepreneurship, from English -ship, from Middle English -schipe, from Old English -sċiepe, from Proto-West Germanic -skapi, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

microentrepreneurship (English): small-scale entrepreneurship; the running of a...

Definitions

  1. small-scale entrepreneurship; the running of a...

Ancestry of “microentrepreneurship”, step by step

microentrepreneurship traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English entrepreneurship

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishentrepreneurshipThe art or science of innovation and risk-taking...
2English-shipAppended to a noun to form a new noun denoting a...
3Middle English-schipeAffixed to nouns and adjectives to form nouns...
4Old English-sċiepenoun-forming suffix: -ship
5Proto-West Germanic-skapiForms nouns denoting state, originally meaning...
6Proto-Germanic-skapizForms nouns denoting state, originally meaning...
7Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

via English micro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmicroSmall, relatively small; short form of...
2Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab-Every word from English -shipEvery word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną