a term signifying the beginning of a thing or action; the same with what is otherwise called inceptive.

INCHOATIVE verbs denote, according to Priscian and other grammarians, verbs that are characterized by the termination Incidence termination feco or fecor, added to their primitives: as augefco from augeo, calcefco from caleo, dulcefco from dulcis, irafco from ira, &c.