Where does “understimulate” come from?
understimulate (English) comes from English under, from Middle English under, from Old English under, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
understimulate (English): To stimulate too little or infrequently; to...
Definitions
- To stimulate too little or infrequently; to...
Ancestry of “understimulate”, step by step
understimulate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English under
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | under | In or at a lower level than; As a subject of;... |
| 2 | Middle English | under | under |
| 3 | Old English | under | under, beneath |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
via English stimulate
| 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 |