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Where does “transigent” come from?

transigent (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.

transigent (English): Willing to compromise; A person who is willing to...

Definitions

  1. Willing to compromise; A person who is willing to...

Ancestry of “transigent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintransigentUnwilling to compromise or moderate a position;...
2Frenchintransigeantintransigent, unaccommodating
3Spanishintransigenteintransigent
4Latintrānsigēns—
5Latintrānsigō—
6Latintrāns—
7LatinPadus—
8LeponticBodincus—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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