Where does “intuitionist” come from?
intuitionist (English) comes from English intuition, from Middle French intuition, from Medieval Latin intuitio, from Latin intueor, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
intuitionist (English): A person who studies intuitionistic mathematics
Definitions
- A person who studies intuitionistic mathematics
Ancestry of “intuitionist”, step by step
intuitionist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intuition
| 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 |
via French intuitioniste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | intuitioniste | — |