Where does “recalcitrante” come from?
recalcitrante (Latin) comes from Latin recalcitrans, from Latin recalcitro, from Latin calcitro, from Latin *calcitrum, from Latin -trum, from Proto-Italic -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
recalcitrante (Latin): ablative masculine singular of recalcitrāns;...
Definitions
- ablative masculine singular of recalcitrāns;...
Ancestry of “recalcitrante”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | recalcitrans | being disobedient |
| 2 | Latin | recalcitro | I kick back; I am disobedient |
| 3 | Latin | calcitro | I strike with the heel; I kick |
| 4 | Latin | *calcitrum | — |
| 5 | Latin | -trum | forming instrument nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -trom | suffix forming instrument nouns from verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |