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Where does “exsistens” come from?

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

exsistens (Latin): being, existing; appearing, arising, emerging;...

Definitions

  1. being, existing; appearing, arising, emerging;...

Ancestry of “exsistens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexsistō—
2Latinsistō—
3Proto-Italicsistōstand; place
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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