principiante
/pɾinθiˈpjante/ · B2 · adj
novice, beginning
🌱 principiante = principio (beginning) + -ante (one who) → one at the start
Principiante comes from Latin principium, meaning beginning, plus the Spanish suffix -ante, marking someone who does an action. Think of the English word principle, which shares the root. A principiante is someone at the principio of learning.