Where does “excitational” come from?

excitational (English) comes from English excitation, from Old French excitation, from Latin excitatio, from Latin excitō, from Latin excieo, from Latin ex-, from Latin e, from Latin ex — a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...

Ancestry of “excitational”, step by step

excitational traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English excitation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexcitationThe act of exciting or putting in motion; the act...
2Old Frenchexcitation
3Latinexcitatiowakening; rousing; excitation
4Latinexcitōto call forth: to rouse, awaken, summon
5LatinexcieoAlternative form of exciō; call out, arouse,...
6Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
7LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
8LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
9Latincommūnicōto impart, share
10Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
11Old Latincom(m)oinis
12Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt
17Middle Dutchkittea wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...

via English AL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
2Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
3Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
4Old Dutchāl
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Middle Dutch kitteEvery word from Middle English kytEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱe
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