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by thedaniel 3164 days ago
That's literally the etymology of the word "entrepreneur", if you go back to the latin roots it's basically "go between and take"
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While I'm sure you're right about the root of the word, this notion of entrepreneur itself comes from the french verb "entreprendre", which means something similar to undertake or enter a task/business.
Ah so 'entrepreneur' literally translates to 'undertaker'.
Entre means between. Preneur means taker.
That's true, but also irrelevant. That isn't the etymology of the word - it's a loanword from french, coined by French economist Jean-Baptiste Say.