Extant
/ˈek.stənt/noun
Still in existence; surviving from the past.
Did you know?Extant comes from Latin exstāns, literally ‘standing out’ or ‘standing forth,’ as if what survives is the thing that refuses to be erased.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
exstāns
“standing out, existing, remaining”
Late Latin
Latin
exstāre
“to stand out, be visible, exist”
Old French
Old French
estant
“existing, standing”
14th-15th Century
English
extant
“still existing, still in being”
Modern English
English
extant
“still in existence; surviving”
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