## Etymology
From Latin intensio ('a stretching, straining'), from intendere ('to stretch out, strain'), from in- ('toward') + tendere ('to stretch').

## AI Etymology
Intension comes from Latin intensio ('a stretching, straining'), from intendere ('to stretch out, strain'), from in- ('toward') + tendere ('to stretch'). The etymological trail includes Latin intensio and Latin tendere. As a noun, intension means the internal content or connotation of a concept; intensity of effort. The same family is visible in related forms such as intend, intense, intensity, and intent. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

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