Where does “orgiastic” come from?

Orgiastic derives from Ancient Greek ὀργιαστικός, from ὀργιαστής, from ὀργιάζειν meaning to celebrate rites, from ὄργια meaning secret religious rites or rituals.

orgiastic (English): Relating to an orgy; uncontrolled, wild

Definitions

  1. Relating to an orgy; uncontrolled, wild

Ancestry of “orgiastic”, step by step

orgiastic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὀργιαστικός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀργιαστικόςexciting
2Ancient Greekὀργιαστήςorgy celebrator
3Ancient Greekὀργιάζεινto celebrate orgies
4Ancient Greekὄργιαsecret rites, secret worship, practiced by the...

via French orgiastique

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchorgiastiqueorgiastic

Words derived from “orgiastic”

Every word from Ancient Greek ὄργια →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀργιάζειν →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀργιαστής →