Added 10 October 2026
intermittent
/ˌɪntəˈmɪtn̩t/ adjective
Latin root: intermittens Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about intermittent at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
From Middle French intermittent, from Latin intermittens (“sending between”), from prefix inter- (“among, on”) + mittens (“sending”), from mittere (“to send”).
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