Where does “intuition” come from?
intuition (Finnish) comes from Finnish intuitio, from Medieval Latin intuitio, from Latin intueor, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
intuition (Finnish): Genitive singular form of intuitio
Definitions
- Genitive singular form of intuitio
Ancestry of “intuition”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | intuitio | intuition |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | intuitio | a looking at, immediate cognition |
| 3 | Latin | intueor | I look at, upon or towards; I consider, regard,... |
| 4 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |