Etymology

pertinaciously

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Today it means: In a stubbornly resolute manner; tenaciously holding one's course of action or opinion. Full definition →

Latin pertināx
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  1. Latin · derived frompertināx
  2. English todaypertinaciously

From pertinacious + -ly, from Latin pertināx, from per- (“very”) + tenāx (“tenacious”), from teneō (“to hold”).

Words from the same roots

Latinpertināx all →

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