Etymograph

English

allostimulator

From allo- + stimulator.

Formed from allo- + stimulator

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos ‘other, another’

Proto-Hellenic *áľľos

Ancient Greek ἄλλος ‘other’

English allo-

Latin stimulus ‘a goad, prick’

Latin stimulō ‘to urge on, goad on, stimulate, rouse up’

Latin stimulātor ‘instigator’

English stimulator

Today it means

noun Any material that produces allostimulation

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / allostimulator