intransigent

English

/ɪnˈtɹæn.sə.d͡ʒənt/

adj
Definitions
  • Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable

Etymology

Borrowed from French intransigeant derived from Spanish, Castilian intransigente derived from Latin in- (not, in, on, un-, at, into, onto, inside, without, upon, within), trāns (across, beyond, on the far side, over, on the other side, on the other side of, the other side) + Latin agō (make, do, I drive, act, drive, I do, impel, move, push, I act, lead).

Origin

Latin

agō

Gloss

make, do, I drive, act, drive, I do, impel, move, push, I act, lead

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

鉛

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