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Where does “intensionality” come from?

intensionality (English) comes from English intensional, from English intension, from Latin intēnsiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

intensionality (English): The condition of having an intension

Definitions

  1. The condition of having an intension

Ancestry of “intensionality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintensionalOf or pertaining to intension
2Englishintensionintensity or the act of becoming intense; Any...
3Latinintēnsiō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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