intuition

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1. Latin · derived fromintueor“to look at, consider”
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromintuitiō“a looking at, immediate cognition”
3. Middle French · borrowed fromintuition
4. English todayintuition

From Middle French intuition, from Medieval Latin intuitiō (“a looking at, immediate cognition”), from Latin intueor (“to look at, consider”), from in- (“in, on”) + tueor (“to look, watch, guard, see, observe”). Equivalent to intuit + -ion.