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