Where does “microstimulate” come from?
microstimulate (English) comes from English stimulate, from Latin stimulātus, from Latin stimulō, from Latin stimulus, from Proto-Indo-European stey- — to stick; compress; condense.
microstimulate (English): To stimulate individual nerve cells using a small...
Definitions
- To stimulate individual nerve cells using a small...
Ancestry of “microstimulate”, step by step
microstimulate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stimulate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stimulate | To encourage into action; To arouse an organism... |
| 2 | Latin | stimulātus | stimulated |
| 3 | Latin | stimulō | to urge on, goad on, stimulate, rouse up |
| 4 | Latin | stimulus | a goad, prick; a sting; stimulus, incentive |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stey- | to stick; compress; condense |