Where does “kontraintuitiv” come from?
kontraintuitiv (Danish) comes from Danish intuitiv, from Medieval Latin intuitivus, from Latin intueri, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
kontraintuitiv (Danish): counterintuitive
Ancestry of “kontraintuitiv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | intuitiv | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | intuitivus | — |
| 3 | Latin | intueri | present active infinitive of intueor; to intuit;... |
| 4 | Latin | în | — |
| 5 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |