Where does “przedsiębiorczyni” come from?
przedsiębiorczyni (Polish) comes from Polish przedsiębiorca, from Polish przedsiębrać, from French entreprendre, from Old French entreprendre, from Old French prendre, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere, from Latin prae- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “przedsiębiorczyni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | przedsiębiorca | entrepreneur |
| 2 | Polish | przedsiębrać | to undertake, to embark upon |
| 3 | French | entreprendre | to undertake |
| 4 | Old French | entreprendre | to capture; to take; to abduct; to undertake; to... |
| 5 | Old French | prendre | to take |
| 6 | Latin | prendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | prehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 8 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |