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Where does “extans” come from?

extans (Latin) comes from Latin extō, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

extans (Latin): Existing, extant; Standing out, being prominent

Definitions

  1. Existing, extant; Standing out, being prominent

Ancestry of “extans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinextō—
2Latinēx-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—

Words derived from “extans”

  • extant
  • nonextant
  • inextant
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