`begin` in Latin

begin

1. verb
   • to start doing something
     
     incipio

     I begin my work at dawn. — Incipio opus meum prima luce.

     coepi [historical]

     He began to speak. — Coepit loqui.

     exordior [literary]

     She began her speech with a quote. — Exordita est orationem suam cum citatione.

     ordior [literary]

     The poet begins his tale. — Poeta ordiri fabulam suam incipit.