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Where does “stimula” come from?

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

stimula (Romanian): to stimulate; to encourage

Definitions

  1. to stimulate; to encourage

Ancestry of “stimula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchstimulerto stimulate; to whip up
2Latinstimulō—
3Latinstimulusa goad, prick; a sting; stimulus, incentive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstey-to stick; compress; condense
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stey- →