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extant
1545, "standing out above a surface," from L.
extantem,
prp. of
extare
"stand out, be visible, exist," from
ex-
"out" +
stare
"to stand," from PIE base
*sta-
"to stand" (see
stet
). Sense of "in existence" appeared in Eng. 1561.
