comezar

Galician

Alternative forms

  • começar (Medieval and Middle Galician spelling; reintegrationist)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese começar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria); from Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre, from com- + Latin initiāre. Compare Portuguese começar.

Verb

comezar (first-person singular present comezo, first-person singular preterite comecei, past participle comezado)

  1. to start, begin, commence
    Synonyms: empezar, encetar, iniciar, principiar

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