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Where does “ἐξίστημι” come from?

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

ἐξίστημι (Ancient Greek): I displace; I change; I am displaced, I make way;...

Definitions

  1. I displace; I change; I am displaced, I make way;...

Ancestry of “ἐξίστημι”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ἐξίστημι”

  • X
  • ex
  • ecstasy
  • XXX
  • Xer
  • ekstasis
  • thanx
  • ecky
  • ecstasize
  • -x
  • Miniconjoux
  • X-Verse
  • X-ray
  • Gen-X
  • Generation X
  • Gen-Xer
  • extasis
  • ecstasis
  • éxtasis
  • extasiar
  • エクスタシー
  • エックス
  • ekstazi
  • ekstase
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