Latin

contumāx

‘stubborn, obstinate’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin contumāx.

3 English words in this record descend from Latin contumāx, most familiar first.

• contumacious
• contumacy ← contumācia
• contumacity ← contumacite ← contumacité ← contumācia

Etymograph / Latin contumāx