Where does “stimulant” come from?

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

stimulant (Latin): third-person plural present active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of...

Ancestry of “stimulant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinstimuloI urge on, goad on, stimulate, rouse up; I...
2Latinstimulusa goad, prick; a sting; stimulus, incentive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstey-to stick; compress; condense
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stey- →Every word from Latin stimulus →Every word from Latin stimulo →