Where does “întreprindere” come from?
întreprindere (Romanian) comes from Romanian întreprinde, from Romanian prinde, from Latin prendere, from Latin prehendere, from Latin prae-, from Proto-Italic prai-, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
întreprindere (Romanian): enterprise, business, concern
Definitions
- enterprise, business, concern
Ancestry of “întreprindere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | întreprinde | to undertake; to venture |
| 2 | Romanian | prinde | to catch; to capture; to take hold of |
| 3 | Latin | prendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | prehendere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | prae- | before; in front; in charge |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | prai- | pre-, before |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |