- salivate (v.)
[salivate 词源字典]
- 1650s, "cause to produce saliva;" intransitive sense from 1680s, from Latin salivatus, past participle of salivare, from saliva (see saliva). Figurative use in reference to anticipation by 1965. Related: Salivated; salivating.[salivate etymology, salivate origin, 英语词源]