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Where does “ἐκστατικός” come from?

ἐκστατικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek στατικός, from Ancient Greek ἵστημι, from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “ἐκστατικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστατικόςcausing to stand, coming to a standstill, rest
2Ancient Greekἵστημιto make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,...
3Proto-Hellenichístāmito stand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “ἐκστατικός”

  • ecstatic
  • ecstatically
  • ecstatica
  • unecstatic
  • ecstaticity
  • ecstaticize
  • unecstatically
  • estatico
  • estaticamente
  • extatique
  • extatiquement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →