Where does “intransigeance” come from?
intransigeance (French) comes from French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente, from Latin trānsigēns, from Latin trānsigō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.
intransigeance (French): intransigence
Definitions
- intransigence
Ancestry of “intransigeance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | intransigeant | intransigent, unaccommodating |
| 2 | Spanish | intransigente | intransigent |
| 3 | Latin | trānsigēns | piercing |
| 4 | Latin | trānsigō | to thrust through; to pierce; to stab |
| 5 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 6 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 7 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |