Where does “intentionlessness” come from?
intentionlessness (English) comes from English intentionless, from English intention, from Middle French intention, from Old French entencion, from Latin intentio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
intentionlessness (English): Absence of intention
Definitions
- Absence of intention
Ancestry of “intentionlessness”, step by step
intentionlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intentionless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intentionless | Without intention |
| 2 | English | intention | The goal or purpose behind a specific action or... |
| 3 | Middle French | intention | Alternative form of entention |
| 4 | Old French | entencion | intention; intent; aim |
| 5 | Latin | intentio | strain, tension; increase, augmentation;... |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |