Where does “przedsięwzięcie” come from?
przedsięwzięcie (Polish) comes from Polish przedsięwziąć, 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.
przedsięwzięcie (Polish): undertaking, enterprise, venture
Definitions
- undertaking, enterprise, venture
Ancestry of “przedsięwzięcie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | przedsięwziąć | 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 |