inceptive

adjective /ɪnˈsɛptɪv/

1. Beginning; of or relating to inception.

2. Aspectually inflected to show that the action is beginning.

   The inceptive aspect is often translated into English as "to start [doing something]".

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French inceptif, from the Latin inceptīvus, from incipiō (“to begin”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry inceptive (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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