Where does “extatical” come from?
extatical (English) comes from English extatic, 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.
extatical (English): Archaic form of ecstatical
Definitions
- Archaic form of ecstatical
Ancestry of “extatical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | extatic | Obsolete spelling of ecstatic; Misspelling of... |
| 2 | French | extatique | ecstatic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐκστατικός | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στατικός | causing to stand, coming to a standstill, rest |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἵστημι | to make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hístāmi | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |