Where does “stimulation” come from?
Stimulation derives from Latin stimulatio, from stimulo, from stimulus meaning goad or pointed stick, from Proto-Indo-European steyǵ-.
stimulation (English): A pushing or goading toward action; An activity...
Definitions
- A pushing or goading toward action; An activity...
Ancestry of “stimulation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | stimulatio | a pricking on, incitement, stimulation |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “stimulation”
- overstimulation
- hyperstimulation
- microstimulation
- neurostimulation
- electrostimulation
- immunostimulation
- biostimulation
- interstimulation
- photostimulation
- macrostimulation
- restimulation
- poststimulation
- prestimulation
- counterstimulation
- phytostimulation
- nonstimulation
- allostimulation
- phagostimulation
- destimulation
- cardiostimulation
- co-stimulation
- optostimulation
- myostimulation
- acustimulation