Where does “intermittently” come from?
Intermittently comes from Middle French intermittent, from Latin intermittens, combining inter- and mittere meaning to send, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European roots.
intermittently (English): Stopping or starting at intervals
Definitions
- Stopping or starting at intervals
Ancestry of “intermittently”, 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 |