English
stimulator
Stimulator comes from Latin stimulātor ‘instigator’, from stimulō ‘to urge on, goad on, stimulate, rouse up’, and ultimately from stimulus.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstimulus‘a goad, prick’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEstimulō‘to urge on, goad on, stimulate, rouse up’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEstimulātor‘instigator’
- Englishtodaystimulator
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstimulus‘a goad, prick’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEstimulō‘to urge on, goad on, stimulate, rouse up’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEstimulātor‘instigator’
- Englishtodaystimulator
Every English word from Latin stimulus
Today it means
noun A person, device or substance that stimulates.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin stimulus / stimulator