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Where does “extasiar” come from?

extasiar (Spanish) comes from Spanish éxtasis, from Latin extasis, 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.

extasiar (Spanish): to delight, to captivate

Definitions

  1. to delight, to captivate

Ancestry of “extasiar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishéxtasisecstasy
2Latinextasisrapture, ecstasy, trance; terror, amazement
3Ancient Greekἔκστασιςdisplacement from proper place; displacement of...
4Ancient GreekἐξίστημιI displace; I change; I am displaced, I make way;...
5Ancient Greekἵστημιto make to stand, to stand, set; to stop, stay,...
6Proto-Hellenichístāmito stand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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