Etymology of the French word intuition
the French 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 French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
intuitionnel,
intuitionner,
intuitionnisme,
contuitionDerivations in other languages
Romanian
intuiţieCognates
Dutch
intuntie, English
intuition, German
Intuition, Norwegian
intuisjon, Swedish
intuition
