Where does “ekstaasi” come from?
ekstaasi (Finnish) comes from Swedish extas, from German Ekstase, from Latin ecstasis, from Ancient Greek ἔκστασις, from Ancient Greek ἐξίστημι, from Ancient Greek ἵστημι, from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti — to stand.
ekstaasi (Finnish): ecstasy intense pleasure
Definitions
- ecstasy intense pleasure
Ancestry of “ekstaasi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | extas | ecstasy |
| 2 | German | Ekstase | ecstasy |
| 3 | Latin | ecstasis | ecstasy, trance, rapture |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔκστασις | displacement from proper place; displacement of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐξίστημι | I displace; I change; I am displaced, I make way;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἵστημι | to make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hístāmi | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |