Where does “ekstazi” come from?
ekstazi (Serbo-Croatian) 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.
ekstazi (Serbo-Croatian): ecstasy
Definitions
- ecstasy
Ancestry of “ekstazi”, step by step
ekstazi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ecstasy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Esperanto ekstazo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ekstazo | delight, rapture; ecstasy |