Etymology

incipient

in·cip·i·ent
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Today it means: In an initial stage; beginning, starting, coming into existence. Full definition →

Latin incipiēns
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromincipiēns
  2. English todayincipient

Borrowed from Latin incipiēns, present participle of incipiō (“begin”).

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