English
intentionalism
From intentional + -ism.
A compound of intentional + -ism
Proto-Indo-European *téndeti
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Latin tendō
Latin intendō ‘to stretch out’
Latin intentiō ‘strain, tension’
Medieval Latin intentiōnālis
English intentional
Today it means
noun The theory that the meaning of any text is determined by the intentions of its author, whether stated or not.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / intentionalism