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initialis.

initial (chronologically first)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ɪ.nɪ.tiˈaː.lɪs]Classical-Latin[i.nit.t͡siˈaː.lis][ɪ.nɪ.tiˈaː.liːs]Classical-Latin[i.nit.t͡siˈaː.lis]
  1. initial (chronologically first)

    declension-3 · two-termination
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Italic *ejō Proto-Italic *eō Proto-Italic *eneō Latin ineō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin initium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin initiālis From initium (“a going in, entrance”) + -ālis, from ineō (“to go into, enter”) + -ium, from in (“into, to”) + eō (“to go, walk, ride, sail, fly, move, pass”).

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