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initium.

beginning, start

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɪˈnɪ.ti.ũː]Classical-Latin[iˈnit.t͡si.um]
  1. beginning, start

    declension-2 · neuter
  2. a going in, entrance

    declension-2 · neuter
  3. rites, mysteries

    declension-2 · in-plural · neuter
  4. initiative, first move

    declension-2 · neuter
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 From ineō (“to go into, enter”) + -ium, the former from in (“into, to”) + eō (“to go, walk, ride, sail, fly, move, pass”).

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