Intersperse comes from Latin interspersus, a combination of the prefix inter- ("between or among") and sparsus, the past participle of spargere, meaning "to scatter." Sparsus is also the source of sparse.
You should intersperse these pictures evenly throughout the book. Some seagulls were interspersed among the ducks.
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Word History
Etymology
Latin interspersus interspersed, from inter- + sparsus, past participle of spargere to scatter — more at spark