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extant
Extant comes from Latin extantem, from extō ‘to stand out, exist, be extant’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sth₂éh₁yeti‘to stand’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*staējōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*staēō‘to stand’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstō‘stand’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEextō‘to stand out, exist, be extant’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEextantempresent participle of extō
- Englishearliest quotation 1661extant
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand (up)’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sth₂éh₁yeti‘to stand’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*staējōreconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*staēō‘to stand’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstō‘stand’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEextō‘to stand out, exist, be extant’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEextantempresent participle of extō
- Englishearliest quotation 1661extant
Earliest quotation: 1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned: “During the whole time of his abode in the…”
first attested First attested in 1545, from Latin extantem, extāns, present participle of extō (“to stand out, exist, be extant”), from ex- (“out”) + stō (“stand”) (as stated in the etymology)
The story
First attested in 1545, from Latin extantem, extāns, present participle of extō (‘to stand out, exist, be extant’), from ex- (‘out’) + stō (‘stand’).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand (up)’
system, state, post, stay, stand, stood, constitution, assist, stadium, contest, consistent, stem, destination, stable, resist, destiny, testimony, insist, consist, static, stud, persistent, prostitution, prostitute, persist, stool, substitution, attest, armistice, restitution, stead, stamina, stale, subsistence, astute, solstice, destitute, testimonial, stow, desist, 139 more
through Proto-Italic *staējō
establishment, instability, 13 more
through Proto-Italic *staēō ‘to stand’
arrest, establish, stability, stationary, instantaneous, restive, distantly, instantiation, 15 more
through Latin stō ‘stand’
rest, stage, station, distance, instance, substance, instant, distant, distal, oust, obstetric, 26 more
Today it means
adj Still in existence; not having disappeared.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / extant