initium — meaning in English

English meaning

• beginning noun The point or period at which something starts.
• dawn noun The time of day when light first appears in the sky before the sun rises.
• start verb To begin doing something or set something in motion.

Senses

initium is used for these senses in English:

• beginning (uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
• dawn (uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
• dawn (countable) The rising of the sun.

dawn — full definition

1. noun The time of day when light first appears in the sky before the sun rises.
2. verb To begin to become clear or obvious to someone, often suddenly.

Related Latin words