entrepreneur

The story

1. Middle French · derived fromentrepreneur
2. French · borrowed fromentrepreneur“one who undertakes or manages”
3. English todayentrepreneur

Borrowed from French entrepreneur (“one who undertakes or manages”), from Middle French entrepreneur, from entreprendre (“to undertake”) + -eur.

First known use, by meaning

• from 1762 A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks.
• from 1800 A person who organizes concerts, plays, or other entertainments; the manager of a theatre or similar venue; an impresario.
• 1851–1887 A person who manages an artist or performer; an agent.