impresa etymology

Italian word impresa comes from Latin ingratus (Thankless. Ungrateful. Unpleasant, disagreeable.), Latin prehendere

Detailed word origin of impresa

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
ingratus Latin (lat) Thankless. Ungrateful. Unpleasant, disagreeable.
prehendere Latin (lat)
*imprehendo Latin (lat) I undertake.
imprendere Italian (ita) (transitive) To undertake, or embark upon something.
impresa Italian (ita) Company, firm, business, concern. Enterprise, undertaking, exploit, feat, endeavour.

Words with the same origin as impresa

Descendants of ingratus
ingrato
Descendants of prehendere
comprendere comprensione prendere sorprendente sorpresa