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Where does “intransigeant” come from?

intransigeant (French) comes from Spanish intransigente, from Latin trānsigēns, from Latin trānsigō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.

intransigeant (French): intransigent, unaccommodating

Definitions

  1. intransigent, unaccommodating

Ancestry of “intransigeant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishintransigenteintransigent
2Latintrānsigēns—
3Latintrānsigō—
4Latintrāns—
5LatinPadus—
6LeponticBodincus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “intransigeant”

  • intransigence
  • intransigent
  • intransigently
  • intransigentism
  • intransigeant
  • intransigeance
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →