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Where does “intermittens” come from?

intermittens (Latin) comes from Latin intermitto, from Latin inter, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

intermittens (Latin): interrupting

Definitions

  1. interrupting

Ancestry of “intermittens”, step by step

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

Words derived from “intermittens”

  • intermittent
  • intermittently
  • intermittency
  • unintermittent
  • nonintermittent
  • intermittentness
  • intermitente
  • intermitentemente
  • intermittente
  • intermittentemente
  • intermittent
  • intermittemment
  • intermitentemente
  • intermitente
  • intermitent
  • intermitentment
  • intermittent
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