Where does “calcitrant” come from?
calcitrant (English) comes from Latin calcitrans, from Latin calcitrare, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
calcitrant (English): stubborn; refractory
Ancestry of “calcitrant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | calcitrans | kicking |
| 2 | Latin | calcitrare | present active infinitive of calcitrō;... |
| 3 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |