Where does “esso” come from?
esso (Finnish) comes from Finnish ekstaasi, 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 — to stand.
esso (Finnish): ecstasy, MDMA
Definitions
- ecstasy, MDMA
Ancestry of “esso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ekstaasi | ecstasy intense pleasure |
| 2 | Swedish | extas | ecstasy |
| 3 | German | Ekstase | ecstasy |
| 4 | Latin | ecstasis | ecstasy, trance, rapture |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔκστασις | displacement from proper place; displacement of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐξίστημι | I displace; I change; I am displaced, I make way;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἵστημι | to make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hístāmi | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |