intuitivus

Forms

intuitīvus (feminine intuitīva, neuter intuitīvum); first/second-declension adjective^[1]

Etymology

It is from Latin intueor + -īvus.^[1][2]

Earliest recorded meaning

Köbler's first record is from Thomas Gallus, in the first quarter of the 13th century.^[2] In Albertus Magnus' commentary on the Celestial Hierarchy it describes powers that direct their gaze upward.^[3]

Semantic evolution

In scholastic philosophy it named knowledge that comes from direct seeing or immediate understanding: Duns Scotus distinguishes intuitive from abstractive intellection, and Ockham calls the first simple knowledge proper to a singular thing intuitive.^[4] Polish and Czech sources use it of knowledge gained by direct viewing,^[5][6] and Stelten glosses it “intuitive”.^[7] French intuitif, German intuitiv and Italian intuitivo were borrowed from it.^[1]

Timeline

• early 13th century – Thomas Gallus uses it.^[2]
• first half of the 14th century – Ockham calls simple knowledge of a singular thing intuitive.^[4][2]

Meanings

Adjective

1. Relating to the gaze or the direction of looking.^[3]
2. Based on direct seeing or immediate insight, intuitive.^[4][3][7][1]

Related words

• intuitio

References

1. ^ a b c d e f Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
3. ^ a b c Mittellateinisches Wörterbuch bis zum ausgehenden 13. Jahrhundert (1967–), Munich: C. H. Beck; Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften
4. ^ a b c Latham, R. E., D. R. Howlett, R. K. Ashdowne, et al. (1975–2013), Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: British Academy / Oxford University Press
5. ^ Lexicon mediae et infimae Latinitatis Polonorum (1953–), Kraków: Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN; electronic ed. elexicon.scriptores.pl
6. ^ Latinitatis medii aevi lexicon Bohemorum / Slovník středověké latiny v českých zemích (1977–), Prague: Academia; electronic version, Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences
7. ^ a b Stelten, Leo F. (1995), Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Latin, Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson