Where does “pertinacity” come from?
Pertinacity comes from Middle French pertinacité, derived from Old French pertinace, meaning stubborn persistence or obstinacy.
pertinacity (English): The state or characteristic of being pertinacious
Definitions
- The state or characteristic of being pertinacious
Ancestry of “pertinacity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | pertinacité | — |
| 2 | Old French | pertinace | obstinate, stubborn |
| 3 | Latin | pertināx | persevering, obstinate |
| 4 | Latin | pertineō | to extend, stretch out, reach, matter |
| 5 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 6 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 7 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 8 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 9 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |