Where does “stimulate” come from?
Stimulate comes from Latin stimulatus, past participle of stimulo, derived from stimulus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steyǵ-.
stimulate (English): To encourage into action; To arouse an organism...
Definitions
- To encourage into action; To arouse an organism...
Ancestry of “stimulate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | stimulātus | — |
| 2 | Latin | stimulō | — |
| 3 | Latin | stimulus | a goad, prick; a sting; stimulus, incentive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stey- | to stick; compress; condense |
Words derived from “stimulate”