Etymology

stimulate

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Today it means: To encourage into action. Full definition →

Latin stimulatus ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)tey-?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)tey-?
  2. Latinstimulus
  3. Latinstimulo
  4. Latinstimulatus
  5. English todaystimulate

Borrowed from Latin stimulātus, perfect passive participle of stimulō (“to urge, goad on”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin stimulus (“a sting or prick; a stimulus, goad”).

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