Where does “intermitto” come from?

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

intermitto (Latin): I interrupt; I stop; I omit

Definitions

  1. I interrupt; I stop; I omit

Ancestry of “intermitto”, step by step

intermitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin inter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininterbetween, among; during, while
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via Latin mittō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmittōto send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge
2Proto-Italicmeitōto put forth, put out
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyth₂-to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to...

Words derived from “intermitto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Latin inter →