impresario

Where does the word "impresario" come from? It comes from Italian impresa, and was adopted directly into English (1740s).

Impresario’s story begins in Italian: impresa meant “an undertaking, an enterprise.” An undertaking, an enterprise, from imprendere (to undertake). It reached English by 1740s as impresario. Settled as the English word for an organizer of entertainment events. Today, impresario means a person who organizes and manages public entertainment, especially musical or theatrical.

1. Stage 1 · Italian · 1600s impresa "an undertaking, an enterprise", an undertaking, an enterprise, from imprendere (to undertake).
2. Stage 2 · English · 1740s impresario "a person who organizes and manages public entertainment", settled as the English word for an organizer of entertainment events.