Where does “extant” come from?

Extant comes from Latin extāns, the present participle of exstāre, formed from the prefix ex- meaning "out" and the root stāre meaning "to stand," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- with the same sense.

extant (English): Still in existence; Currently existing; not...

Definitions

  1. Still in existence; Currently existing; not...

Ancestry of “extant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinextantemaccusative masculine singular of extāns;...
2Latinextō
3Latinēx-out, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-

Words derived from “extant

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