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Where does “récalcitramment” come from?

récalcitramment (French) comes from French récalcitrant, from Middle French recalcitrant, from Latin recalcitrāns, from Latin recalcitrō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

récalcitramment (French): recalcitrantly, rebelliously

Definitions

  1. recalcitrantly, rebelliously

Ancestry of “récalcitramment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrécalcitrantrecalcitrant, rebellious
2Middle Frenchrecalcitrant—
3Latinrecalcitrāns—
4Latinrecalcitrō—
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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