inceptive

 
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsɛptɪv/

adjective

  • relating to or marking the beginning of something; initial: the inceptive period of the program
  • Grammar (of a verb) expressing the beginning of an action.

noun

Grammar
  • an inceptive verb.

Origin:

early 17th century (as a noun): from late Latin inceptivus, from incept- 'begun', from the verb incipere