Where does “initiativeness” come from?
initiativeness (English) comes from English initiative, from French initiative, from Medieval Latin initiativus, from Late Latin initiare, from Latin initiāre, from Latin initium, from Latin inire, from Latin īre — to go.
initiativeness (English): initiative, drive, action
Definitions
- initiative, drive, action
Ancestry of “initiativeness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | initiative | Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory;... |
| 2 | French | initiative | initiative |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | initiativus | serving to initiate |
| 4 | Late Latin | initiare | to begin |
| 5 | Latin | initiāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | initium | beginning, start; rites, mysteries |
| 7 | Latin | inire | present active infinitive of ineō; to go in,... |
| 8 | Latin | īre | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |