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Where does “unorgiastic” come from?

unorgiastic (English) comes from English orgiastic, from Ancient Greek ὀργιαστικός, from Ancient Greek ὀργιαστής, from Ancient Greek ὀργιάζειν, from Ancient Greek ὄργια — secret rites, secret worship, practiced by the...

unorgiastic (English): Not orgiastic

Definitions

  1. Not orgiastic

Ancestry of “unorgiastic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorgiasticRelating to an orgy; uncontrolled, wild
2Ancient Greekὀργιαστικόςexciting
3Ancient Greekὀργιαστήςorgy celebrator
4Ancient Greekὀργιάζεινto celebrate orgies
5Ancient Greekὄργιαsecret rites, secret worship, practiced by the...
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