English
gravistimulation
From gravi- + stimulation.
Formed from gravi- + stimulation
Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- ‘heavy’
Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us ‘heavy’
Proto-Italic *gʷraus ‘heavy’
Latin gravis ‘heavy’
Latin gravitās ‘weight, heaviness’
English gravi-
Latin stimulus ‘a goad, prick’
Latin stimulō ‘urge on, goad on’
Latin stimulātiō ‘a pricking on, incitement, stimulation’
English stimulation
Today it means
noun stimulation by gravity
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gravistimulation