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Where does “pertinace” come from?

pertinace (Old French) comes from Latin pertināx, from Latin pertineō, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.

pertinace (Old French): obstinate, stubborn

Definitions

  1. obstinate, stubborn

Ancestry of “pertinace”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpertināx—
2Latinpertineō—
3Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
4LatinAd—
5Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
6Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
7LatinolleArchaic form of ille
8Proto-Italic*olnos—

Words derived from “pertinace”

  • pertinacity
  • pertinacy
  • pertinacité
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