Etymology

intermission

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Today it means: A break, especially between two performances or sessions, such as at a concert, play, seminar, or religious assembly. Full definition →

Latin intermissiō ← Old Latin mītō ← Proto-Italic *meitō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*méyth₂eti
  8. Proto-Italic*meitō
  9. Old Latinmītō
  10. Latinmittō
  11. Latinintermittō
  12. Latinintermissiō
  13. English todayintermission

Derived from Latin intermissiō, from intermittō (“interrupt, omit”) + -tiō.

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