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Where does “overstimulation” come from?

Overstimulation is derived from English stimulation, from Latin stimulatio and stimulo, from Latin stimulus meaning "goad" or "pointed stick," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steyǵ- and upo.

overstimulation (English): excessive stimulation

Definitions

  1. excessive stimulation

Ancestry of “overstimulation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstimulationA pushing or goading toward action; An activity...
2Latinstimulatioa pricking on, incitement, stimulation
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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