Where does “iniziando” come from?
iniziando (Italian) comes from Italian iniziare, from Latin initiāre, from Latin initium, from Latin inire, from Latin īre, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti — to go.
iniziando (Italian): one that is to be initiated (e.g., to a cult)
Definitions
- one that is to be initiated (e.g., to a cult)
Ancestry of “iniziando”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | iniziare | to begin, to set about; to join, to incorporate |
| 2 | Latin | initiāre | — |
| 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 |