PRINCIPIO, principio
Sounds Like: prin-KIP-ee-oh
Translations: in the beginning, at first, originally, from the beginning, in principle, a beginning, a principle
From the root: PRINCIPIUM
Part of Speech: Noun, Adverb
Explanation: This word can function as an adverb meaning 'in the beginning' or 'at first'. It is also the ablative singular form of the noun 'principium', meaning 'beginning' or 'principle'. When used as a noun, it typically indicates the point in time or origin from which something starts. As an adverb, it introduces the initial action or state in a sequence.
Inflection: Singular, Ablative, Neuter (from PRINCIPIUM); or Adverb (does not inflect)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 11:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, PRINCIPIUM.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- PRINCIPIUM — beginning, origin, foundation, principle, source, start, a beginning, an origin
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