Where does “przedsiębiorstwo” come from?
przedsiębiorstwo (Polish) comes from French entreprise, 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.
Ancestry of “przedsiębiorstwo”, step by step
przedsiębiorstwo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French entreprise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | entreprise | company, business; enterprise, project |
| 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 |
via Polish przedsiębrać
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | przedsiębrać | to undertake, to embark upon |
| 2 | Polish | brać | company; band; to take; to take psychoactive... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bьrati | to pick up; to take |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bírāˀtei | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |