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desafiante.

defiant, challenging

10 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/desaˈfjante/[d̪e.saˈfjãn̪.t̪e]
  1. defiant, challenging

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Spanish des- Spanish des- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Spanish a- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti Proto-Italic *feiðō Latin fīdere Vulgar Latin *fīdāre Old Spanish fiar Spanish fiar Spanish afiar Spanish desafiar Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -antem Spanish -ante Spanish desafiante From desafiar + -ante.

noun/desaˈfjante/[d̪e.saˈfjãn̪.t̪e]
  1. defier

    masculine
  2. challenge (a person who is difficult to handle or work with)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Spanish des- Spanish des- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Spanish a- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰeti Proto-Italic *feiðō Latin fīdere Vulgar Latin *fīdāre Old Spanish fiar Spanish fiar Spanish afiar Spanish desafiar Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -antem Spanish -ante Spanish desafiante From desafiar + -ante.

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