Etymograph

English

entrepreneuse

Entrepreneuse comes from French entrepreneuse ‘female equivalent of entrepreneur’, from entreprendre ‘to undertake’, and ultimately from Old French entreprendre.

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400entreprendre‘to begin something, undertake’
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘to undertake’
  3. French, derivedc. 1600–presententrepreneuse‘female equivalent of entrepreneur’
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400entreprendre‘to begin something, undertake’
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘to undertake’
  3. French, derivedc. 1600–presententrepreneuse‘female equivalent of entrepreneur’
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Old French entreprendre

Today it means

noun A woman entrepreneur.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old French entreprendre / entrepreneuse

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