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Where does “intuitively” come from?

Intuitively derives from Middle French intuitif, from Latin intueri meaning "to look at," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "in" and "together."

intuitively (English): By intuition; with skill or accuracy, but without...

Definitions

  1. By intuition; with skill or accuracy, but without...

Ancestry of “intuitively”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishintuitiveSpontaneous, without requiring conscious thought;...
2Middle Frenchintuitif—
3Medieval Latinintuitivus—
4Latinintueripresent active infinitive of intueor; to intuit;...
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →