Where does “intransigentism” come from?
intransigentism (English) comes from English intransigent, from French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente, from Latin trānsigēns, from Latin trānsigō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus — smoke; mist, haze.
intransigentism (English): The principles of intransigents; refusal to...
Definitions
- The principles of intransigents; refusal to...
Ancestry of “intransigentism”, step by step
intransigentism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intransigent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intransigent | Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position;... |
| 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 |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |