Where does “nonintentionally” come from?
nonintentionally (English) comes from English nonintentional, from English intentional, from French intentionnel, from French intention, from Middle French intention, from Old French entencion, from Latin intentio, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
nonintentionally (English): In a nonintentional manner; without intention
Definitions
- In a nonintentional manner; without intention
Ancestry of “nonintentionally”, step by step
nonintentionally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nonintentional
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nonintentional | Not intentional |
| 2 | English | intentional | Intended or planned; done deliberately or... |
| 3 | French | intentionnel | intentional |
| 4 | French | intention | intention |
| 5 | Middle French | intention | Alternative form of entention |
| 6 | Old French | entencion | intention; intent; aim |
| 7 | Latin | intentio | strain, tension; increase, augmentation;... |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |