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Where does “stimuleren” come from?

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

stimuleren (Dutch): to stimulate

Definitions

  1. to stimulate

Ancestry of “stimuleren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchstimuler—
2Latinstimulō—
3Latinstimulusa goad, prick; a sting; stimulus, incentive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstey-to stick; compress; condense

Words derived from “stimuleren”

  • stimulatie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stey- →