Etymograph

English

initialist

From initial + -ist.

Formed from initial + -ist

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- ‘to go’

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Latin ineō ‘to go into, enter’

Latin initium ‘beginning; entrance’

Latin initiālis ‘initial’

Middle French initial

English initial

Today it means

noun A writer who identifies themselves by the initial letters of their name.

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

Etymograph / initialist