Where does “intuitive” come from?

Intuitive comes from Middle French intuitif, derived from Medieval Latin intuitivus, from Latin intueri meaning "to look at or contemplate," composed of Latin in and Latin intueri, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁én.

intuitive (English): Spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought;...

Definitions

  1. Spontaneous, without requiring conscious thought;...

Ancestry of “intuitive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchintuitif—
2Medieval Latinintuitivus—
3Latinintueripresent active infinitive of intueor; to intuit;...
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “intuitive”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin en →