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Where does “intentionally” come from?

Intentionally comes from English intention, from Middle French entention, from Latin intentio, formed from the prefix in- and the suffix -tio denoting action or state.

intentionally (English): In an intentional manner; on purpose

Definitions

  1. In an intentional manner; on purpose

Ancestry of “intentionally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintentionalIntended or planned; done deliberately or...
2Frenchintentionnelintentional
3Frenchintentionintention
4Middle FrenchintentionAlternative form of entention
5Old Frenchentencionintention; intent; aim
6Latinintentiostrain, tension; increase, augmentation;...
7Latin-tiō—
8Latindissertātiō—
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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