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Where does “extatic” come from?

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

extatic (English): Obsolete spelling of ecstatic; Misspelling of...

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of ecstatic; Misspelling of...

Ancestry of “extatic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchextatiqueecstatic
2Ancient Greekἐκστατικός—
3Ancient Greekστατικόςcausing to stand, coming to a standstill, rest
4Ancient Greekἵστημιto make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,...
5Proto-Hellenichístāmito stand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “extatic”

  • extatical
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