Where does “stimuli” come from?

stimuli (Esperanto) comes from Latin stimulō, from Latin stimulus, from Proto-Indo-European stey- — to stick; compress; condense.

stimuli (Esperanto): to stimulate

Definitions

  1. to stimulate

Ancestry of “stimuli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstimulōto urge on, goad on, stimulate, rouse up
2Latinstimulusa goad, prick; a sting; stimulus, incentive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstey-to stick; compress; condense

Words derived from “stimuli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stey- →Every word from Latin stimulus →Every word from Latin stimulō →