Where does “intermitentment” come from?

intermitentment (Catalan) comes from Catalan intermitent, from French intermittent, from Latin intermittens, from Latin intermitto, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

intermitentment (Catalan): intermittently

Definitions

  1. intermittently

Ancestry of “intermitentment”, step by step

intermitentment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan intermitent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanintermitentintermittent
2FrenchintermittentIntermittent
3Latinintermittensinterrupting
4LatinintermittoI interrupt; I stop; I omit
5Latininterbetween, among; during, while
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via Catalan ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmentthe mind; the spirit
2Old Catalanment
3Latinmēnsmind
4Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁enEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entérEvery word from Latin inter
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