Where does “intransigently” come from?
intransigently (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.
intransigently (English): In an intransigent manner
Definitions
- In an intransigent manner
Ancestry of “intransigently”, step by step
| 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 |