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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | exsistentia | existence; nominative neuter plural of exsistēns;... |
| 2 | Latin | exsistens | being, existing; appearing, arising, emerging;... |
| 3 | Latin | exsistō | — |
| 4 | Latin | sistō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sistō | stand; place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |