Where does “stimulatingly” come from?

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

stimulatingly (English): In a stimulating manner

Definitions

  1. In a stimulating manner

Ancestry of “stimulatingly”, step by step

stimulatingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English stimulating

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstimulatingHaving a manner that stimulates; present...
2EnglishstimulateTo encourage into action; To arouse an organism...
3Latinstimulātusstimulated
4Latinstimulōto urge on, goad on, stimulate, rouse up
5Latinstimulusa goad, prick; a sting; stimulus, incentive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstey-to stick; compress; condense

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stey-