myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of intermittere

Etymology of the Latin word intermittere

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)

English intermit, Italian intermettere, Portuguese entremeter, Portuguese intermeter, Portuguese intermitir, Spanish entremeter, Spanish intermitir