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Where does “inicialment” come from?

inicialment (Catalan) comes from Catalan inicial, from Latin initiālis, from Latin initium, from Latin inire, from Latin īre, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti — to go.

inicialment (Catalan): initially, first

Definitions

  1. initially, first

Ancestry of “inicialment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalaninicialinitial
2Latininitiālis—
3Latininitiumbeginning, start; rites, mysteries
4Latininirepresent active infinitive of ineō; to go in,...
5Latinīre—
6Proto-ItaliceōI go
7Proto-Italicejō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →