Where does “intention” come from?
intention (French) comes from Middle French intention, from Old French entencion, from Latin intentio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
intention (French): intention
Ancestry of “intention”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | intention | Alternative form of entention |
| 2 | Old French | entencion | intention; intent; aim |
| 3 | Latin | intentio | strain, tension; increase, augmentation;... |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “intention”