Where does “unenterprisingness” come from?
unenterprisingness (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.
unenterprisingness (English): The quality of being unenterprising
Definitions
- The quality of being unenterprising
Ancestry of “unenterprisingness”, step by step
unenterprisingness 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |