intuit

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₁én“in”
2. Latin · derived fromintuitus“observed; considered”
3. English todayintuit

A back-formation from intuition and intuitive; compare Latin intuitus (“observed; considered”), perfect participle of intueor (“to look at, upon or towards; to observe, regard; to consider, contemplate”), from in- (“in, inside”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én (“in”)) + tueor (“to look or gaze at”). Related to tuition, tutor.

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