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Where does “stimuler” come from?

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

Ancestry of “stimuler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstimulō—
2Latinstimulusa goad, prick; a sting; stimulus, incentive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstey-to stick; compress; condense

Words derived from “stimuler”

  • stimuleren
  • stimulatie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stey- →