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Where does “intentionless” come from?

intentionless (English) comes from English intention, from Middle French intention, from Old French entencion, from Latin intentio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

intentionless (English): Without intention

Definitions

  1. Without intention

Ancestry of “intentionless”, step by step

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