Where does “unenterprisingly” come from?
unenterprisingly (English) comes from English unenterprising, from English enterprising, from English enterprise, from Middle French entreprise, from Old French entreprendre, from Old French prendre, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere — passed , crossed.
unenterprisingly (English): In an unenterprising manner
Definitions
- In an unenterprising manner
Ancestry of “unenterprisingly”, step by step
unenterprisingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unenterprising
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unenterprising | Lacking the property of being enterprising |
| 2 | English | enterprising | Displaying bravery and daring in attempting some... |
| 3 | English | enterprise | A company, business, organization, or other... |
| 4 | Middle French | entreprise | Alternative form of entreprinse |
| 5 | Old French | entreprendre | to capture; to take; to abduct; to undertake; to... |
| 6 | Old French | prendre | to take |
| 7 | Latin | prendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 8 | Latin | prehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 9 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |