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Where does “recalcitrantly” come from?

recalcitrantly (English) comes from English recalcitrant, from French récalcitrant, from Middle French recalcitrant, from Latin recalcitrāns, from Latin recalcitrō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.

recalcitrantly (English): In a recalcitrant manner

Definitions

  1. In a recalcitrant manner

Ancestry of “recalcitrantly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrecalcitrantMarked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey...
2Frenchrécalcitrantrecalcitrant, rebellious
3Middle Frenchrecalcitrant—
4Latinrecalcitrāns—
5Latinrecalcitrō—
6Latinrĕ-—
7Latinprōdūcō—
8Latinprō-—
9Proto-Italic*pro-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
12Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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