Etymology of the English word intuition
the English word
intuitionderived from the Latin word
intuitioderived from the Scientific Latin word
intuitusderived from the Latin word
intuitumderived from the Latin word
intueri (look at; consider, regard)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
tueri (see, look at; protect)
Date
The earliest known usage of intuition in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
intuitional,
intuitionism,
intuitCognates
Dutch
intuntie, French
intuition, German
Intuition, Norwegian
intuisjon, Swedish
intuitionUsage
Word found in Modern English
