Where does “intersaccade” come from?
intersaccade (English) comes from English inter, from Middle English enteren, from French entrer, from Middle French entrer, from Old French entrer, from Latin intrō, from Latin intra, from Latin interus — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
intersaccade (English): The period between successive saccades
Definitions
- The period between successive saccades
Ancestry of “intersaccade”, step by step
intersaccade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English inter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | inter | To bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison |
| 2 | Middle English | enteren | — |
| 3 | French | entrer | to enter |
| 4 | Middle French | entrer | to enter |
| 5 | Old French | entrer | to enter |
| 6 | Latin | intrō | to enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate |
| 7 | Latin | intra | within; inside; during; less than |
| 8 | Latin | interus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |
via English saccade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | saccade | A sudden jerking movement; A rapid jerky movement... |
| 2 | French | saccade | a jerk; a rapid jerky movement of the eye from... |
| 3 | French | saquer | to sack, fire; to not be able to stand someone;... |
| 4 | French | sac | bag, sack; ten French francs; plunder, loot |
| 5 | Old Norse | saka | to do harm, to scathe; to blame, find fault with |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sakōną | to charge, seek legal action against |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |