Where does “intuitable” come from?
intuitable (English) comes from English intuit, from English intuition, from Middle French intuition, from Medieval Latin intuitio, from Latin intueor, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
intuitable (English): Capable of being intuitively sensed or understood
Definitions
- Capable of being intuitively sensed or understood
Ancestry of “intuitable”, step by step
intuitable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intuit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intuit | To know intuitively or by immediate perception |
| 2 | English | intuition | Immediate cognition without the use of conscious... |
| 3 | Middle French | intuition | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | intuitio | a looking at, immediate cognition |
| 5 | Latin | intueor | I look at, upon or towards; I consider, regard,... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |