Latin

stimulus

‘a goad, prick’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin stimulus.

5 English words in this record descend from Latin stimulus, most familiar first.

• stimulus
• stimulation ← stimulātiō ← stimulō
• stimulate ← stimulatus ← stimulo
• stimulator ← stimulō
• stimulatrix ← stimulō

Etymograph / Latin stimulus