Where does “エクスタシー” come from?
エクスタシー (Japanese) comes from English ecstasy, from Old French estaise, 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.
エクスタシー (Japanese): ecstasy, the emotion of extreme happiness,...
Definitions
- ecstasy, the emotion of extreme happiness,...
Ancestry of “エクスタシー”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ecstasy | Intense pleasure; A state of emotion so intense... |
| 2 | Old French | estaise | ecstasy, rapture |
| 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 |