Where does “extasis” come from?
extasis (Latin) comes 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.
extasis (Latin): rapture, ecstasy, trance; terror, amazement
Definitions
- rapture, ecstasy, trance; terror, amazement
Ancestry of “extasis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἔκστασις | displacement from proper place; displacement of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐξίστημι | I displace; I change; I am displaced, I make way;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἵστημι | to make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hístāmi | to stand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
Words derived from “extasis”