undertaking Copy link Outline I. The act of1. inceptio2. inceptus, ūs (rare)II. The thing undertaken1. inceptum2. coeptum3. făcĭnus, ŏris, n.4. factum5. res suscepta • undertaking: I. The act of: 1. inceptio: Ter. Andr. 1, 3, 13. 2. inceptus, ūs (rare): Nep. Iphic. 2 (al. impetus): Val. Fl. 6, 124. II. The thing undertaken: 1. inceptum: Liv. 31, 26. 2. coeptum: Virg. Georg. 1, 40. 3. făcĭnus, ŏris, n.: a noble u., egregium f., Liv. 31, 26. 4. factum: Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 40. 5. res suscepta: to break off an u.: rem susceptam dirimo, Cic. Leg. 2, 12, 31: v. plan, attempt, enterprise.