extant
The origin and history of extant.
Etymology
First recorded in 1545. It comes from Latin extantem, extāns, the present participle of extō (“to stand out, exist, be extant”), from ex- (“out”) plus stō (“stand”).
The origin and history of extant.
First recorded in 1545. It comes from Latin extantem, extāns, the present participle of extō (“to stand out, exist, be extant”), from ex- (“out”) plus stō (“stand”).
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