Where does “ill-intentioned” come from?
ill-intentioned (English) comes from English intentioned, from English intention, from Middle French intention, from Old French entencion, from Latin intentio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
ill-intentioned (English): Having bad intentions; malevolent
Definitions
- Having bad intentions; malevolent
Ancestry of “ill-intentioned”, step by step
ill-intentioned traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intentioned
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intentioned | Having a certain intention; simple past tense and... |
| 2 | English | intention | The goal or purpose behind a specific action or... |
| 3 | Middle French | intention | Alternative form of entention |
| 4 | Old French | entencion | intention; intent; aim |
| 5 | Latin | intentio | strain, tension; increase, augmentation;... |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |