Latin
excitō
‘to call forth: to rouse, awaken, summon’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin excitō.
3 English words in this record descend from Latin excitō, most familiar first.
- excite ← exciten ← exciter
- excitation ← excitacion ← excitātiō
- excitate ← excitatus
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Etymograph / Latin excitō