Where does “nonenterprise” come from?
nonenterprise (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.
nonenterprise (English): Not of or pertaining to enterprise
Definitions
- Not of or pertaining to enterprise
Ancestry of “nonenterprise”, step by step
nonenterprise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English enterprise
| 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 |