Where does “stimulans” come from?

stimulans (Dutch) comes from Latin stimulans, from Latin stimulō, from Latin stimulus, from Proto-Indo-European stey- — to stick; compress; condense.

stimulans (Dutch): stimulus, incentive

Definitions

  1. stimulus, incentive

Ancestry of “stimulans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstimulansstimulating
2Latinstimulōto urge on, goad on, stimulate, rouse up
3Latinstimulusa goad, prick; a sting; stimulus, incentive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstey-to stick; compress; condense
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stey- →Every word from Latin stimulus →Every word from Latin stimulō →