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
- The state of being intermittent; periodicity
Ancestry of “intermittency”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intermittent | Stopping and starting, occuring, or presenting at... |
| 2 | Middle French | 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 |