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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

  1. ecstasy, the emotion of extreme happiness,...

Ancestry of “エクスタシー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishecstasyIntense pleasure; A state of emotion so intense...
2Old Frenchestaiseecstasy, rapture
3Latinecstasisecstasy, trance, rapture
4Ancient Greekἔκστασιςdisplacement from proper place; displacement of...
5Ancient GreekἐξίστημιI displace; I change; I am displaced, I make way;...
6Ancient Greekἵστημιto make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,...
7Proto-Hellenichístāmito stand
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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