stimulus
Latin
noun
Definitions
- a goad, prick
- a sting
- (figuratively) stimulus, incentive
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *steyǵ- (pierce, be sharp, prick).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*steyǵ-
Gloss
pierce, be sharp, prick
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antistimulus English
- chemostimulus English
- costimulus English
- counterstimulus English
- extrastimulus English
- gravistimulus English
- hyperstimulus English
- interstimulus English
- mechanostimulus English
- microstimulus English
- peristimulus English
- photostimulus English
- poststimulus English
- prestimulus English
- stimulon English
- stimulus English
- superstimulus English
- tristimulus English
- stimolo Italian
- stimulus French
- стимул Russian
- estímulo Spanish, Castilian
- στίζω Ancient Greek
- στιγμή Ancient Greek
- *steyǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- estímulo Portuguese
- estímul Catalan, Valencian
- stimul Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- strămurare Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- strimburari Aromanian
- *stiďďō Proto-Hellenic