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Where does “ecstatic” come from?

Ecstatic comes from Ancient Greek ἐκστατικός, meaning "prone to standing outside oneself" or "causing displacement of the mind."

ecstatic (English): Feeling or characterized by ecstasy; Extremely...

Definitions

  1. Feeling or characterized by ecstasy; Extremely...

Ancestry of “ecstatic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐκστατικός—
2Ancient Greekστατικόςcausing to stand, coming to a standstill, rest
3Ancient Greekἵστημιto make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,...
4Proto-Hellenichístāmito stand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “ecstatic”

  • ecstatically
  • unecstatic
  • ecstaticity
  • ecstaticize
  • unecstatically
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