Where does “extance” come from?
extance (English) comes from Latin extantia, from Latin exstans, from Latin exsto, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
extance (English): emergence
Ancestry of “extance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | extantia | nominative neuter plural of extāns; accusative... |
| 2 | Latin | exstans | projecting |
| 3 | Latin | exsto | I stand out or project; I am prominent or... |
| 4 | Latin | stō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |