Where does “initialisms” come from?
initialisms (English) comes from English initialism, from English initial, from Middle French initial, from Latin initiālis, from Latin initium, from Latin inire, from Latin īre, from Proto-Italic eō — to go.
initialisms (English): plural of initialism
Definitions
- plural of initialism
Ancestry of “initialisms”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | initialism | A term formed from the initial letters of several... |
| 2 | English | initial | Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to... |
| 3 | Middle French | initial | — |
| 4 | Latin | initiālis | initial, first, incipient |
| 5 | Latin | initium | beginning, start; rites, mysteries |
| 6 | Latin | inire | present active infinitive of ineō; to go in,... |
| 7 | Latin | īre | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |