Where does “stimulating” come from?
Stimulating comes from Latin stimulatus, the past participle of stimulo, derived from stimulus meaning goad or prod, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steyǵ-.
stimulating (English): Having a manner that stimulates; present...
Definitions
- Having a manner that stimulates; present...
Ancestry of “stimulating”, step by step
| 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 |