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Where does “intuitive” come from?

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

intuitive (French): feminine singular of intuitif

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of intuitif

Ancestry of “intuitive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchintuitifintuitive
2Latinintuītus—
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “intuitive”

  • intuitivement
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