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Where does “extase” come from?

extase (French) comes from Latin extasis, from Ancient Greek ἔκστασις, from Ancient Greek ἐξίστημι, from Ancient Greek ἵστημι, from Proto-Hellenic hístāmi, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

extase (French): ecstasy

Definitions

  1. ecstasy

Ancestry of “extase”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinextasisrapture, ecstasy, trance; terror, amazement
2Ancient Greekἔκστασιςdisplacement from proper place; displacement of...
3Ancient GreekἐξίστημιI displace; I change; I am displaced, I make way;...
4Ancient Greekἵστημιto make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,...
5Proto-Hellenichístāmito stand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “extase”

  • extaz
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