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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-667/
- Published: 2021-11-26T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-09-22T18:39:18.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 01:31

The word for today is…

inchoate (adjective):

: being only partly in existence or operation

Source : Merriam -Webster

Etymology : Inchoate derives from inchoare, which means “to start work on” in Latin but translates literally as “to hitch up.” Inchoare was formed from the prefix in- and the noun cohum, which refers to the part of a yoke to which the beam of a plow is fitted. The concept of implementing this initial step toward the larger task of plowing a field can help provide a clearer understanding of inchoate, an adjective used to describe the imperfect form of something (such as a plan or idea) in its early stages of development. Perhaps because it looks a little like the word chaos (although the two aren’t closely related), inchoate now not only implies the formlessness that often marks beginnings but also the confusion caused by chaos.

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