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Where does “exsistentialis” come from?

exsistentialis (Latin) 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.

Ancestry of “exsistentialis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexsistentiaexistence; nominative neuter plural of exsistēns;...
2Latinexsistensbeing, existing; appearing, arising, emerging;...
3Latinexsistō—
4Latinsistō—
5Proto-Italicsistōstand; place
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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