: denoting the beginning of an action, state, or occurrence—used of verbs
inchoativenoun
inchoativelyadverb
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Late Latin incohātīvus, inchoātīvus "denoting the beginning of a verbal action," from Latin incohātus, inchoātus, past participle of incohāre, inchoāre "to start work on, begin, initiate" + -īvus-ive — more at inchoate