Where does “intransigence” come from?
Intransigence derives from French intransigeance, from French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente, ultimately from Latin in- and ago, rooted in Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- meaning to drive or act.
intransigence (English): Unwillingness to change one's views or to agree
Definitions
- Unwillingness to change one's views or to agree
Ancestry of “intransigence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | intransigeance | intransigence |
| 2 | French | intransigeant | intransigent, unaccommodating |
| 3 | Spanish | intransigente | intransigent |
| 4 | Latin | trānsigēns | piercing |
| 5 | Latin | trānsigō | to thrust through; to pierce; to stab |
| 6 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 7 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 8 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |