stimulus.
spur/goad; trap/spike in earth; prick/sting/cause of torment/torture instrument;
Meaning & usage
a goad, prick
a sting
stimulus, incentive
Where this word comes from
Possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *(s)tey- (“sharp object”) that might also be found in stilus, stīva. This could be an unextended variant of the same root found in *(s)teyg- (“to pierce, prick, be sharp”), the source of Ancient Greek στίζω (stízō, “to mark”), although De Vaan is skeptical of the connection.
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