Where does “counterintuitively” come from?
counterintuitively (English) comes from English counterintuitive, from English counter-, from Middle English counter-, from Old French countre-, from Old French contre, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī, from Latin cubī — where.
counterintuitively (English): in a manner contrary to intuition or common sense
Definitions
- in a manner contrary to intuition or common sense
Ancestry of “counterintuitively”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | counterintuitive | Contrary to intuition or common sense |
| 2 | English | counter- | in opposition to |
| 3 | Middle English | counter- | — |
| 4 | Old French | countre- | Alternative form of contre- |
| 5 | Old French | contre | against |
| 6 | Latin | contrā | against |
| 7 | Latin | ubī | where? in what place?, in which place? |
| 8 | Latin | cubī | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *kʷuðei | where |