Etymology of the English word impresa
the English word impresa
derived from the Italian word impresa
derived from the Italian word imprendere
derived from the Vulgar Latin word prendere (catch up with; reach shore, harbor; catch, capture; take hold of; catch, take hold of; arrest)
derived from the Latin root *imprehendere
derived from the Latin word prehendere (catch up with; reach shore, harbor; catch, capture; take hold of)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghend-