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
- intermittently
Ancestry of “intermitentment”, step by step
intermitentment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan intermitent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | intermitent | intermittent |
| 2 | French | intermittent | Intermittent |
| 3 | Latin | intermittens | interrupting |
| 4 | Latin | intermitto | I interrupt; I stop; I omit |
| 5 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |