Etymology

intentional

in·tent·ion·al
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Today it means: Intended or planned; done deliberately or voluntarily. Full definition →

Medieval Latin intentiōnālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Latin intendō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Latintendō
  6. Latinintendō
  7. Medieval Latinintentiō
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Medieval Latinintentiōnālis
  11. English todayintentional

Borrowed from Medieval Latin intentiōnālis, from intentiō + -ālis. By surface analysis, intention + -al.

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