Etymograph

English

inceptive

Inceptive comes from Latin inceptīvus, and goes back to incipiō ‘to begin’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEincipiō‘to begin’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinceptīvus
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentinceptif
  4. Englishtodayinceptive

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEincipiō‘to begin’
  2. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinceptīvus
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentinceptif
  4. Englishtodayinceptive

Linked words

through Latin incipiō ‘to begin’

incipient, 3 more

Today it means

adj Beginning; of or relating to inception.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin incipiō / inceptive

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