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