stimulus

Meaning

1. (declension-2, masculine) a goad, prick
2. (declension-2, masculine) a sting
3. (declension-2, figuratively, masculine) stimulus, incentive

Concepts

incentive

bonus

goad

incitation

Translations

incentiu

Bonus

Prämie

Stachelstock

bonus

récompense

bonus

premie

plus

prima

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈstɪ.mʊ.ɫʊs]

Etymology

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, “I mark”), although De Vaan is skeptical of the connection.