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- Latin · derived fromcalcitrans
- English todaycalcitrant
From Latin calcitrans, present participle of calcitrare (“to kick”), from calx (“heel”), calcis (“heel”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: stubborn; refractory Full definition →
From Latin calcitrans, present participle of calcitrare (“to kick”), from calx (“heel”), calcis (“heel”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.