Where does “intermettere” come from?
intermettere (Italian) comes from Latin intermitto, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
intermettere (Italian): to stop (something) temporarily; to interrupt
Definitions
- to stop (something) temporarily; to interrupt
Ancestry of “intermettere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | intermitto | I interrupt; I stop; I omit |
| 2 | Latin | inter | between, among; during, while |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |