Where does “imprezka” come from?
imprezka (Polish) comes from Polish impreza, from Italian impresa, from Italian imprendere, from Latin imprehendere, from Latin prehendō, from Proto-Italic *praiɣendō, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “imprezka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | impreza | undertaking, venture; party |
| 2 | Italian | impresa | enterprise, undertaking, exploit, feat,... |
| 3 | Italian | imprendere | To undertake, or embark upon something |
| 4 | Latin | imprehendere | present active infinitive of *imprehendō |
| 5 | Latin | prehendō | to lay hold of, seize, grasp, grab, snatch, take, catch |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *praiɣendō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |