ecstasy

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἔκστασις
2. Latin · derived fromecstasis
3. Old French · derived fromestaise“ecstasy, rapture”
4. English todayecstasy

From Old French estaise (“ecstasy, rapture”), from Latin ecstasis, from Ancient Greek ἔκστασις (ékstasis), from ἐξίστημι (exístēmi, “to displace”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) and ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”).

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