'intuit' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'intueri,' where 'in-' meant 'into' and 'tueri' meant 'to look at.'

'intueri' transformed into the French word 'intuiter,' and eventually became the modern English word 'intuit' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to look into or upon,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to understand by instinct.'