Where does “przedsiębiorca” come from?
przedsiębiorca (Polish) comes from Polish przedsiębrać, from French entreprendre, from Old French entreprendre, from Old French prendre, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai- — passed , crossed.
przedsiębiorca (Polish): entrepreneur
Definitions
- entrepreneur
Ancestry of “przedsiębiorca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | przedsiębrać | to undertake, to embark upon |
| 2 | French | entreprendre | to undertake |
| 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 |