incepto

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Latin

Etymology 1

Frequentative of incipiō (begin, undertake).

Verb

inceptō (present infinitive inceptāre, perfect active inceptāvī, supine inceptātum); first conjugation

  1. to begin, undertake
  2. to begin business, that is, to haggle
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Catalan: encetar
  • Italian: incettare
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: encetar
  • Spanish: encentar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

inceptō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of inceptus

References

  • incepto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • incepto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • incepto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) to persevere in one's resolve: in incepto or conatu perstare
    • (ambiguous) to give up one's project: incepto or conatu desistere