Latin

Verb

initiō ‎(present infinitive initiāre, perfect active initiāvī, supine initiātum); first conjugation

1. I begin, originate.
2. I initiate, consecrate.

Inflection

Derived terms

• initiātiō
• initiātor
• initiātrīx

Related terms

• ineō
• initiālis
• initium

Descendants

Etymology 2

Non-lemma forms.

Noun

initiō

1. dative singular of initium
2. ablative singular of initium

References

• initio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• initio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• INITIO in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “initio”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to be initiated into the mysteries of a cult: sacris initiari (Quintil. 12. 10. 14)
    
  • (ambiguous) the elements: elementa; initia or principia rerum
    
  • (ambiguous) at the beginning of the year: initio anni, ineunte anno