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