Italian

Noun

principio m ‎(plural principi or principii or principî)

1. principle
2. beginning, start, inception

Synonyms

• (beginning) inizio

Verb

principio

1. first-person singular present indicative of principiare

Latin

Noun

prīncipiō

1. dative singular of prīncipium
2. ablative singular of prīncipium

References

• principio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “principio”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Portuguese

Verb

principio

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of principiar

Noun

principio m (plural principios)

1. Obsolete spelling of princípio

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin principium.

Noun

principio m ‎(plural principios)

1. beginning, start

   al principio

   at the beginning, at first

2. cause, origin
3. principle

Derived terms

• principio activo

Synonyms

• (beginning): comienzo, empiece, inicio

Related terms

• principiante
• principiar

Verb

principio

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of principiar.