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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

  1. Archaic form of ecstatical

Ancestry of “extatical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishextaticObsolete spelling of ecstatic; Misspelling of...
2Frenchextatiqueecstatic
3Ancient Greekἐκστατικός—
4Ancient Greekστατικόςcausing to stand, coming to a standstill, rest
5Ancient Greekἵστημιto make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,...
6Proto-Hellenichístāmito stand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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