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
Ancestry of “stimuli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | stimulō | — |
| 2 | Latin | stimulus | a goad, prick; a sting; stimulus, incentive |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | stey- | to stick; compress; condense |
Words derived from “stimuli”