myEtymology.com: English etymology of initiating

Etymology of the English word initiating

the English word initiating

derived from the English word initiate

derived from the Late Latin word initiatio

derived from the Latin word initiatus

derived from the Classical Latin word initiare (initiate; admit with introductory rites)

derived from the Latin word initium (beginning, commencement; entrance)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ei-

using the Spanish suffix -ivo

derived from the Latin suffix -ivus