- initiate (n.)
[initiate 词源字典]
- "one who has been initiated," 1811, from past participle adjective initiate (c. 1600); see initiate (v.).[initiate etymology, initiate origin, 英语词源]
- initiate (v.)
- c. 1600, "introduce to some practice or system," also "begin, set going," from Latin initiatus, past participle of initiare "to begin, originate," from initium "beginning" (see initial). In some senses a back-formation from initiation. Related: Initiated; initiates; initiating; initiator.