Where does “initiator” come from?
Initiator comes from Latin initiātor, agent noun from initiāre, derived from initiun meaning "beginning," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne.
initiator (English): One who initiates; A substance that initiates a...
Definitions
- One who initiates; A substance that initiates a...
Ancestry of “initiator”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | initiator | second-person singular future passive imperative... |
| 2 | Latin | initiō | to begin, originate |
| 3 | Latin | initium | beginning, start; rites, mysteries |
| 4 | Latin | inire | present active infinitive of ineō; to go in,... |
| 5 | Latin | īre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |