Etymology

extant

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Today it means: Still in existence; not having disappeared. Full definition →

Latin extantem
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromextantem
  2. English todayextant

First attested in 1545, from Latin extantem, extāns, present participle of extō (“to stand out, exist, be extant”), from ex- (“out”) + stō (“stand”).

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