English
initialness
From initial + -ness.
Formed from initial + -ness
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- ‘to go’
…
Latin ineō ‘to go into, enter’
Latin initium ‘beginning; entrance’
Latin initiālis ‘initial’
Middle French initial
English initial
Today it means
noun The quality of being initial, or coming first.
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Etymograph / initialness