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Where does “estaise” come from?

estaise (Old French) comes from Latin ecstasis, 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.

estaise (Old French): ecstasy, rapture

Definitions

  1. ecstasy, rapture

Ancestry of “estaise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinecstasisecstasy, trance, rapture
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 “estaise”

  • X
  • ex
  • ecstasy
  • XXX
  • Xer
  • thanx
  • ecky
  • ecstasize
  • -x
  • Miniconjoux
  • X-Verse
  • X-ray
  • Gen-X
  • Gen-Xer
  • Generation X
  • エクスタシー
  • エックス
  • ekstazi
  • x-raiethie
  • x-rayer
  • x-rayeux
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