Where does “എന്റർപ്രൈസ്” come from?

എന്റർപ്രൈസ് (Malayalam) 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.

എന്റർപ്രൈസ് (Malayalam): enterprise

Definitions

  1. enterprise

Ancestry of “എന്റർപ്രൈസ്”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenterpriseA company, business, organization, or other...
2Middle FrenchentrepriseAlternative form of entreprinse
3Old Frenchentreprendreto capture; to take; to abduct; to undertake; to...
4Old Frenchprendreto take
5Latinprenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6Latinprehenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
7Latinprae-before; in front; in charge
8Proto-Italicprai-pre-, before
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós