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Etymology of the English word intermission

the English word intermission
derived from the Old French word intermission
derived from the Latin word intermissio (intermission; pause)
derived from the Latin word intermissum
derived from the Latin word intermittere (interrupt; omit; stop)
using the Latin prefix inter-
derived from the Latin word inter (between)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *en
derived from the Medieval Latin word mittere (to send; send, throw, hurl)
derived from the Latin word intermissus
derived from the Latin word intermittere (interrupt; omit; stop)
using the Latin prefix inter-
derived from the Latin word inter (between)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *en
derived from the Medieval Latin word mittere (to send; send, throw, hurl)

Date

The earliest known usage of intermission in English dates from the 16th century.

Derivations in English

intermissive

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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