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Where does “unintentionality” come from?

unintentionality (English) comes from English intentionality, 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.

unintentionality (English): The characteristic of being unintentional; A...

Definitions

  1. The characteristic of being unintentional; A...

Ancestry of “unintentionality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishintentionalitythe quality of being intentional; the...
2EnglishintentionalIntended or planned; done deliberately or...
3Frenchintentionnelintentional
4Frenchintentionintention
5Middle FrenchintentionAlternative form of entention
6Old Frenchentencionintention; intent; aim
7Latinintentiostrain, tension; increase, augmentation;...
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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