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
- second-person plural present active imperative of...
Ancestry of “excite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | excio | I call or bring out or forth, summon; I produce,... |
| 2 | Latin | cieō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |