incipient

English

/ɪnˈsɪp.i.ənt/

adj
Definitions
  • In an initial stage; beginning, starting, coming into existence.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin incipiēns root from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*keh₂p-

Gloss

seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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