Where does “malintent” come from?
malintent (English) comes from English intent, from Old French entent, from Latin intentus, from Latin intendo, from Latin in-, from Latin in, from Old Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
malintent (English): Malicious intent
Definitions
- Malicious intent
Ancestry of “malintent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intent | A purpose; something that is intended; The state... |
| 2 | Old French | entent | — |
| 3 | Latin | intentus | mindful, attentive; intent on; serious, earnest |
| 4 | Latin | intendo | I stretch out; I strain; I turn my attention to,... |
| 5 | Latin | in- | un-, non-, not; in, within, inside |
| 6 | Latin | in | in, at, on, upon, from; within, while in; into,... |
| 7 | Old Latin | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |