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English word origin

Etymology of stim

Clipping of stimulation or stimulate.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
verb

To perform such a repetitive self-stimulatory action.

noun

Sensory stimulation. · Any repetitive self-stimulatory behavior (e.g. hand flapping, head banging, repeating noises or words), frequent in autistic people. · Any drug that stimulates a woman's ovaries to produce eggs.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of stimulation or stimulate.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

Synonym of stimulant (“drug”).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of stimulant.

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
noun

A whit or jot; the least amount.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Likely related to Scots stime; both perhaps from Old English scima (“shine”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Cognate mentionstimesco
  • Non-cognate comparisonscimaang · shine
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