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Where does “intuitif” come from?

intuitif (French) comes from Latin intuītus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

intuitif (French): intuitive

Definitions

  1. intuitive

Ancestry of “intuitif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintuītus—
2Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Italic-tus—
4Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “intuitif”

  • intuitive
  • intuitivement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →