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
- intransigent, unaccommodating
Ancestry of “intransigeant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | intransigente | intransigent |
| 2 | Latin | trānsigēns | piercing |
| 3 | Latin | trānsigō | to thrust through; to pierce; to stab |
| 4 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 5 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 6 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |