Where does “esistencia” come from?

esistencia (Asturian) comes from Latin exsistentia, from Latin exsistens, from Latin exsistō, from Latin sistō, from Proto-Italic sistō, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

esistencia (Asturian): existence

Definitions

  1. existence

Ancestry of “esistencia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexsistentiaexistence; nominative neuter plural of exsistēns;...
2Latinexsistensbeing, existing; appearing, arising, emerging;...
3Latinexsistōto be, exist
4Latinsistōto cause to stand; to set; to place
5Proto-Italicsistōstand; place
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂tiEvery word from Proto-Italic sistō
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