Latin initiāre

→ Asturian comenzar (inherited)

→ Asturian aniciar (derived)

→ Catalan iniciar (borrowed)

→ Catalan començar (inherited)

→ German initiieren (borrowed)

→ Spanish iniciar (borrowed)

→ Spanish comenzar (inherited)

→ French commencer (inherited)

→ French initier (borrowed)

→ Old French comencier (inherited)

→ Galician comezar (inherited)

→ Italian iniziare (borrowed)

→ Italian cominciare (inherited)

→ Neapolitan cumenzà (inherited)

→ Norman c'menchier (mention)

→ Norman c'menchi (mention)

→ Occitan començar (inherited)

→ Portuguese iniciar (borrowed)

→ Venetian scuminsiar (inherited)