Where does “intermittentness” come from?
intermittentness (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.
intermittentness (English): The quality of being intermittent
Definitions
- The quality of being intermittent
Ancestry of “intermittentness”, step by step
intermittentness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intermittent
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |