Where does “intermittent” come from?

Intermittent derives from Middle French intermittent, from Latin intermittens, combining inter- and mittere, ultimately traceable to Proto-Indo-European roots mey- and wel-.

intermittent (English): Stopping and starting, occuring, or presenting at...

Definitions

  1. Stopping and starting, occuring, or presenting at...

Ancestry of “intermittent”, step by step

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

Words derived from “intermittent

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁enEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entérEvery word from Latin inter