Where does “intransigentist” come from?
intransigentist (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.
intransigentist (English): A person who refuses to compromise on their position
Definitions
- A person who refuses to compromise on their position
Ancestry of “intransigentist”, step by step
intransigentist 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 ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |