stimulation

/ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən/stih-myuh-LAY-shuhn

/ˌstɪmjəˈleɪʃən/stih-myuh-LAY-shuhn

Meaningthe act of stimulating

Common meaning: rousing to activity

stimula goadLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1759 · scan
atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
ionnoun ending: act or result

Journey through time

Proto-Indo-European*stig-‘stick or pierce, to sting, prick’source
Latinstimulus, -ī‘a goad’
Englishstimulate‘to spur into activity’
Englishformed in English from stimulatestimulation‘rousing to activity’ · today

Sources & notes

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 stimulate + -ion.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), STIMULATE, p.598 · scan

Roots

stimulus, -ī Latin “a goad”

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