Where does “initier” come from?
initier (French) comes from Latin initiō, from Latin initium, from Latin inire, from Latin īre, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.
initier (French): to initiate, to start
Definitions
- to initiate, to start
Ancestry of “initier”, step by step
initier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin initiō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | initiō | to begin, originate |
| 2 | Latin | initium | beginning, start; rites, mysteries |
| 3 | Latin | inire | present active infinitive of ineō; to go in,... |
| 4 | Latin | īre | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | eō | I go |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ejō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
via Latin initiāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | initiāre | — |