initial

/ˌɪˈnɪʃəl/ih-NIH-shuhl

Meaningof the going-in

Common meaning: at the beginning

inin, into; (before adjectives) not
itto goLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 649 · scan
ialadjective ending: relating to

‘in, into’ + ‘to go’ → initial

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin eō ‘to go’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry eō, p. 649 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry AMBITION, p. 20 · dictionary scan

Roots

eō, īre, itum Latin “to go”

Related words

ambition circuit exit itinerary transit

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