Where does “contraintuitive” come from?
contraintuitive (English) comes from English intuitive, from Middle French intuitif, from Medieval Latin intuitivus, from Latin intueri, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
Ancestry of “contraintuitive”, step by step
contraintuitive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intuitive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intuitive | Spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought;... |
| 2 | Middle French | intuitif | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | intuitivus | — |
| 4 | Latin | intueri | present active infinitive of intueor; to intuit;... |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |