Where does “initiativus” come from?
initiativus (Latin) comes from Latin initiare, from Latin initio, from Latin initium, from Latin inire, from Latin īre, from Proto-Italic eō, from Proto-Italic ejō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti — to go.
initiativus (Latin): serving to initiate
Definitions
- serving to initiate
Ancestry of “initiativus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | initiare | present active infinitive of initiō;... |
| 2 | Latin | initio | I begin, originate; I initiate, consecrate;... |
| 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 |