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Where does “myostimulatory” come from?

myostimulatory (English) comes from English stimulatory, from English stimulate, from Latin stimulātus, from Latin stimulō, from Latin stimulus, from Proto-Indo-European stey- — to stick; compress; condense.

myostimulatory (English): That stimulates the muscles

Definitions

  1. That stimulates the muscles

Ancestry of “myostimulatory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishstimulatorystimulative; serving to stimulate
2EnglishstimulateTo encourage into action; To arouse an organism...
3Latinstimulātus—
4Latinstimulō—
5Latinstimulusa goad, prick; a sting; stimulus, incentive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstey-to stick; compress; condense
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