Where does “intentive” come from?

intentive (English) comes from Middle English ententif, from Old French ententif, from Late Latin intentivus, from Latin intendō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

intentive (English): Paying attention; attentive, heedful; Intent;...

Definitions

  1. Paying attention; attentive, heedful; Intent;...

Ancestry of “intentive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishententif—
2Old Frenchententif—
3Late Latinintentivusintensive
4Latinintendōto stretch out; to strain
5Latinīn-un-, non-, not
6Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “intentive”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →