Where does “stimulus” come from?

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

stimulus (French): stimulus

Definitions

  1. stimulus

Ancestry of “stimulus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstimulusa goad, prick; a sting; stimulus, incentive
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstey-to stick; compress; condense
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stey- →Every word from Latin stimulus →
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