Where does “inisiatif” come from?
inisiatif (Indonesian) comes from Dutch initiatief, 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.
inisiatif (Indonesian): initiative
Definitions
- initiative
Ancestry of “inisiatif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | initiatief | initiative |
| 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 |