Where does “антреприза” come from?
антреприза (Russian) 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.
антреприза (Russian): private entertainment company; beginning, venture
Definitions
- private entertainment company; beginning, venture
Ancestry of “антреприза”, step by step
| 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 |