Where does “transigence” come from?
transigence (English) comes from English transigent, from English intransigent, from French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente, from Latin trānsigēns, from Latin trānsigō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus — smoke; mist, haze.
transigence (English): The quality of being transigent
Definitions
- The quality of being transigent
Ancestry of “transigence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transigent | Willing to compromise; A person who is willing to... |
| 2 | English | intransigent | Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position;... |
| 3 | French | intransigeant | intransigent, unaccommodating |
| 4 | Spanish | intransigente | intransigent |
| 5 | Latin | trānsigēns | piercing |
| 6 | Latin | trānsigō | to thrust through; to pierce; to stab |
| 7 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 8 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 9 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |