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Where does “intransigenza” come from?

intransigenza (Italian) comes from Italian intransigente, 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.

intransigenza (Italian): intransigence, strictness

Definitions

  1. intransigence, strictness

Ancestry of “intransigenza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianintransigenteintransigent, strict
2Spanishintransigenteintransigent
3Latintrānsigēns—
4Latintrānsigō—
5Latintrāns—
6LatinPadus—
7LeponticBodincus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →