Etymology of the English word stimulate
the English word
stimulatederived from the Latin word
stimulare (urge forward with a goad, torment,sting)
derived from the Latin word
stimulus (spur, goad; trap)
Date
The earliest known usage of stimulate in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
stimulative,
stimulated,
stimulatingCognates
Dutch
stimuleren, French
stimuler, German
stimulieren, Italian
stimolare, Latin
stimulare, Lithuanian
stimuliuoti, Norwegian
stimulere, Russian
cтимyлировать, Swedish
stimuleraUsage
Word found in Modern English
