Etymology of the English word intermezzo
the English word
intermezzoderived from the Italian word
intermezzoderived from the Late Latin word
intermedius (intermediate)
derived from the New Latin word
medium (middle, center; medium)
derived from the Latin word
medius (middle; mediator; one who stands in the middle, one who comes between; middle, middle of, mid)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*medhyo-using the Latin prefix
inter-derived from the Latin word
inter (between)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*enDate
The earliest known usage of intermezzo in English dates from the 19th century.
Cognates
Dutch
intermezzo, French
intermezzo, French
intermède, German
Intermezzo, Italian
intermezzo, Norwegian
intermesso, Swedish
intermezzoUsage
Word found in Modern English
