Where does “Intransigenz” come from?
Intransigenz (German) comes from English intransigence, from French intransigeance, from French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente, from Latin trānsigēns, from Latin trānsigō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus — smoke; mist, haze.
Intransigenz (German): intransigence
Definitions
- intransigence
Ancestry of “Intransigenz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intransigence | Unwillingness to change one's views or to agree |
| 2 | French | intransigeance | intransigence |
| 3 | French | intransigeant | intransigent, unaccommodating |
| 4 | Spanish | intransigente | intransigent |
| 5 | Latin | trānsigēns | piercing |
| 6 | Latin | trānsigō | to thrust through; to pierce; to stab |
| 7 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 8 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 9 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |