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

Definitions

intention

Ancestry of “intention”, step by step

intention traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French intention

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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	tion, -ation, -ing
5	Latin	dissertātiō	(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
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

via Middle French entention

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	entention	intention; intent

Words derived from “intention”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →