Where does “intention” come from?

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

intention (Middle French): Alternative form of entention

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of entention

Ancestry of “intention”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchentencionintention; intent; aim
2Latinintentiostrain, tension; increase, augmentation;...
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “intention

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ
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