inchoative

Meanings

Adjective

• At the beginning, still in an unformed state.
• Aspectually indicating that a state is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered.
• Inflected in or relating to the inchoative aspect.

Noun

• An inchoative construction.

Origin

• Borrowed from Latin inchoātīvus, formed by metathesis from incohātīvus, from incohō. Compare French inchoatif.