iniciar
/iniˈθjaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to begin
🏁 iniciar = initiate; from Latin initium, beginning (in- + ire, to go in)
Same root as English initial and initiate: Latin in- (into) + ire (to go), so literally to go in. Say it like ee-nee-THYAR in Spain; the -ar ending marks a regular verb, so it conjugates like hablar.