initiate

initiate · verb¹

1. Latin · borrowed frominitiātus
2. English todayinitiate

Borrowed from Latin initiātus, perfect passive participle of initiō (“to begin, originate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from initium (“a beginning”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), from initus (“an entrance, coming in, approach”) + -ium, from ineō + -tus, from in- + eō (“to go”). Cognate with French initier.

initiate · noun²

From a substantivization of the adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. Cognate with French initié (“an initiate, neophyte”).

initiate · adjective³

1. Latin · borrowed frominitiātus
2. English todayinitiate

Borrowed from Latin initiātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.