No Matter How You Say It: Initiative
Word Origin
The word initiative is derived from the Latin word initiare which means “to begin, to originate”. Can you see how initiative is getting something started?
Sign Language
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Start
Idle
Idioms
take the initiative
to do something
on (one’s) own initiative
Without prompting or direction from others;
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In Other Languages
Spanish – iniciativa
French – initiative
German – Initiative
Italian – iniziativa
Swedish – initiativ
Basque – ekimena
Portugese – iniciativa