Where does “recalcitrance” come from?
Recalcitrance comes from French récalcitrance, derived from Latin recalcitrāns, meaning "kicking back," from the verb recalcitrāre, literally "to kick against."
recalcitrance (English): The state of being recalcitrant
Definitions
- The state of being recalcitrant
Ancestry of “recalcitrance”, step by step