Começar
Example: Vou começar a estudar português hoje à tarde.
Definition
"Começar" means to begin or initiate an action, process, or event. It is used to express the start of something, such as an activity or a period of time, as in the example phrase where someone is about to start studying Portuguese this afternoon.
Etymology
The word "começar" comes from the Vulgar Latin *cominitiare*, which itself derives from the Latin prefix 'com-' meaning 'together' and 'initiare', meaning 'to begin' or 'to initiate'. Did you know? The evolution reflects the idea of starting something collectively or completely.
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