ecstasy

The word "ecstasy" originates from the Late Latin ecstasis, which was borrowed from the Greek ekstasis, meaning "a being put out of its place, displacement, trance." This Greek term is built from ek- ("out") and stasis ("a standing, position"). The literal sense is of a "standing outside oneself," a removal from one's ordinary state of mind. Over time, this concept of being displaced from normal consciousness evolved from describing a trance-like state of mystical rapture to encompass any overpowering emotion, particularly intense joy, and later to name a psychoactive drug that induces such feelings.

Structure: ec (out) + sta (stand) + sy (noun suffix) - ec: A prefix from Greek ek-, meaning "out of, from." It functions as an intensifier indicating a state of being removed from one's normal condition. - sta: A root from Greek histanai, meaning "to stand, to set, to place." It conveys the idea of being placed or positioned. - sy: A noun-forming suffix from Greek -sia, indicating a state or condition.