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Where does “intentionnalité” come from?

intentionnalité (French) comes from French intentionnel, from French intention, from Middle French intention, from Old French entencion, from Latin intentio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

intentionnalité (French): intentionality

Definitions

  1. intentionality

Ancestry of “intentionnalité”, step by step

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