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Where does “excitation” come from?

excitation (Old French) comes from Latin excitatio, from Latin excitō, from Latin excieo, from Latin ex-, from Latin e, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis — resin.

Ancestry of “excitation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexcitatiowakening; rousing; excitation
2Latinexcitō—
3LatinexcieoAlternative form of exciō; call out, arouse,...
4Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
5LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
6LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
7Latincommūnicō—
8Latincommūnis—
9Old Latincom(m)oinis—
10Proto-Italickommoinis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin

Words derived from “excitation”

  • excitation
  • preexcitation
  • photoexcitation
  • deexcitation
  • overexcitation
  • hyperexcitation
  • sympathoexcitation
  • neuroexcitation
  • selfexcitation
  • superexcitation
  • chemiexcitation
  • electroexcitation
  • disexcitation
  • hypoexcitation
  • self-excitation
  • isoexcitation
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