Enterprise Definition
To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon.
To treat with hospitality; to entertain.
Origin of Enterprise
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Middle English from Old French entreprise from past participle of entreprendre to undertake entre- between (from Latin inter- inter–) prendre to take (from Latin prehendere, prēndere ghend- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French via Middle English and Middle French entreprise, feminine past participle of entreprendre (“to undertake”), from entre (“in between”) + prendre (“to take”), from Latin inter + prehendō, see prehensile.
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