initial的词源
英文词源
- initial (adj.)
- 1520s, "of or pertaining to a beginning," from Middle French initial or directly from Latin initialis "initial, incipient," from initium "a beginning, an entrance," from past participle stem of inire "to go into, enter upon, begin," from in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + ire "to go" (see ion).
- initial (n.)
- "initial letter of a name or surname," 1620s, from initial (adj.) in a specialized sense "standing at the beginning of a word, sentence, etc."
- initial (v.)
- "to mark or sign with initials," 1864, American English, from initial (n.). Related: Initialed; initialing.
中文词源
in-,进入，使，-it,走，开始，词源同itinerary,exit.即走起来的，开始的。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：initial 词源，initial 含义。
词根词缀： in-向内 + -it-行,走 + -ial属于…的,有…性质的
