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Where does “intermitente” come from?

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

intermitente (Spanish): intermittent; indicator , turn signal ,...

Definitions

  1. intermittent; indicator , turn signal ,...

Ancestry of “intermitente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintermittensinterrupting
2LatinintermittoI interrupt; I stop; I omit
3Latininterbetween, among; during, while
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “intermitente”

  • intermitentemente
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