pertinacious
Meaningholding on thoroughly
Common meaning: stubbornly persistent
- perthrough; thoroughly
- tinto hold, keep hold ofLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1853 · scan
- aciousadjective ending: inclined to, given to
‘through’ + ‘to hold, keep hold of’ → pertinacious
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin teneō ‘to hold, keep hold of’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry teneō, p. 1853 · dictionary scan
Roots
- teneō, tenuī, tentum Latin “to hold, keep hold of”
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