English
ectasia
Ectasia comes from Ancient Greek ἐκτασία, from ἔκτασις ‘a stretching out’, and ultimately from ἐκτείνω.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐκτείνω‘to stretch out’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἔκτασις‘a stretching out’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐκτασίαektasía
- Englishtodayectasia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐκτείνω‘to stretch out’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἔκτασις‘a stretching out’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐκτασίαektasía
- Englishtodayectasia
A compound of ἐκ ‘out’ + τείνω ‘to stretch’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs ‘out of’
Proto-Hellenic *eks
Ancient Greek ἐκ ‘out’
Proto-Indo-European *ten- ‘stretch’
Proto-Indo-European *tén-ye-ti
Proto-Hellenic *téňňō ‘to stretch’
Ancient Greek τείνω ‘to stretch’
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἐκτείνω
Today it means
noun Synonym of ectasis.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἐκτείνω / ectasia