Where does “intuit” come from?
Intuit derives from English intuition, from Middle French intuition, from Latin intuitio, the noun form of intueri meaning "to look at or contemplate."
intuit (English): To know intuitively or by immediate perception
Definitions
- To know intuitively or by immediate perception
Ancestry of “intuit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intuition | Immediate cognition without the use of conscious... |
| 2 | Middle French | intuition | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | intuitio | a looking at, immediate cognition |
| 4 | Latin | intueor | I look at, upon or towards; I consider, regard,... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |