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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-334/
- Published: 2020-12-23T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-12-22T21:26:34.000Z
- Author: Peter Andersen
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:38

The word for today is…

pertinacious (adj) – 1\. Holding tenaciously or stubbornly to a purpose, opinion, or course of action.

1. Extremely persistent or unyielding.

Source : [The Free Dictionary](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/pertinacious?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Remove the first syllable of pertinacious and say what remains out loud: you’ll hear something that sounds a lot like the word tenacious, meaning “tending to adhere or cling.” The similarity between pertinacious and tenacious isn’t mere coincidence; both words derive from tenax, the Latin word for “tenacious,” and ultimately from the verb ten?re, meaning “to hold.” Another descendant of ten?re is tenure, a word that is typically used of the right to hold a job (especially a teaching position) for as long as desired.

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