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According to Egon Friedell, "bigot" is of the same [[root]] as "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visigoth visigoth]". In Vulgar [[Latin]], the initial v [[transformed]] into b (a [[phenomenon]] today encountered in Iberian languages, such as [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish Spanish] and [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese Portuguese]; visi had truncated into bi in Vulgar Latin (a phenomenon common in French and Portuguese).
According to Egon Friedell, "bigot" is of the same [[root]] as "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visigoth visigoth]". In Vulgar [[Latin]], the initial v [[transformed]] into b (a [[phenomenon]] today encountered in Iberian languages, such as [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish Spanish] and [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese Portuguese]; visi had truncated into bi in Vulgar Latin (a phenomenon common in French and Portuguese).
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==Definition==
==Definition==
*a [[person]] obstinately or intolerantly [[devoted]] to his or her own [[opinions]] and [[prejudice]]s; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a [[group]] (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance
*a [[person]] obstinately or intolerantly [[devoted]] to his or her own [[opinions]] and [[prejudice]]s; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a [[group]] (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance