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Where does “intensional” come from?

Intensional derives from English intension, which combines English aldehyde with the Latin suffix -tio (denoting action or state), Latin in- (prefix meaning "in" or "into"), and Proto-Indo-European ne (meaning "not").

intensional (English): Of or pertaining to intension

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to intension

Ancestry of “intensional”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishintensionintensity or the act of becoming intense; Any...
2Latinintēnsiō—
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “intensional”

  • intensionality
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