Etymology of the English word inception
the English word
inceptionderived from the Latin word
inceptio (start, beginning; undertaking)
derived from the Late Latin word
inceptusderived from the Latin word
incipere (begin; start, undertake)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Late Latin word
capere (to take; take hold, seize; grasp)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kap-Derivations in English
inceptisolUsage
Word found in Modern English
