Etymology

ecstatic

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Today it means: Feeling or characterized by ecstasy. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐκστατικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἐκστατικός
  2. English todayecstatic

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐκστατικός (ekstatikós). By surface analysis, ecstasy + -tic.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἐκστατικός all →

ecstatica

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