Where does “intermittency” come from?

intermittency (English) comes from English intermittent, from Middle French intermittent, from Latin intermittens, from Latin intermitto, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

intermittency (English): The state of being intermittent; periodicity

Definitions

  1. The state of being intermittent; periodicity

Ancestry of “intermittency”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintermittentStopping and starting, occuring, or presenting at...
2Middle Frenchintermittent—
3Latinintermittensinterrupting
4LatinintermittoI interrupt; I stop; I omit
5Latininterbetween, among; during, while
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Latin inter →