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Where does “excite” come from?

excite (Latin) comes from Latin excio, from Latin cieō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

excite (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “excite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexcioI call or bring out or forth, summon; I produce,...
2Latincieō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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