Where does “counter-intention” come from?

counter-intention (English) comes from English intention, from Middle French intention, from Old French entencion, from Latin intentio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

counter-intention (English): An intention that goes in the opposite direction...

Definitions

  1. An intention that goes in the opposite direction...

Ancestry of “counter-intention”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintentionThe goal or purpose behind a specific action or...
2Middle FrenchintentionAlternative form of entention
3Old Frenchentencionintention; intent; aim
4Latinintentiostrain, tension; increase, augmentation;...
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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