excitement

/ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/ik-SYT-muhnt

Meaningthe act or result of exciting

Common meaning: the act or result of exciting (inferred)

exout
citto set in motion, rouse; to summonLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 345 · scan
mentnoun ending: act or result

‘out’ + ‘to set in motion, rouse’ → excitement

Journey through time

Latincitō; cieō‘to set in motion, rouse’
Old Frenchexcitersource
Middle Englishexcitensource
Englishexcite‘to stir up feeling’
Englishformed in English from exciteexcitement‘the act or result of exciting (inferred)’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the act or result of exciting. It can be inferred from any of: excite.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Formed in English from excite + -ment (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Roots

citō; cieō Latin “to set in motion, rouse; to summon”

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