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Where does “încăpățânat” come from?

încăpățânat (Romanian) comes from Romanian încăpățâna, from Romanian în, from Latin de retro, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

încăpățânat (Romanian): headstrong, stubborn, obstinate, bullheaded

Definitions

  1. headstrong, stubborn, obstinate, bullheaded

Ancestry of “încăpățânat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianîncăpățânato be stubborn or obstinate; to persist in
2Romanianînin, into, within; in, on, when
3Latinde retro—
4Latindē—
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicposti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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