myEtymology.com: English etymology of exist

Etymology of the English word exist

the English word exist

derived from the English word existence

derived from the Latin word existentia (existence; that by which essence becomes actual)

derived from the Latin word exsistere (step out, come forth, emerge)

derived from the Latin word sistere (to set, thus placed in spaces or gaps; stop, check; cause to stand)

derived from the Latin word stare (to stand; stand, stand still, stand firm)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *stā-

using the Latin prefix ex-

derived from the Late Latin word ex (out)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *eghs

The earliest known usage of exist in English dates from the 17th century.

Dutch existeren, French exister, German existieren, Lithuanian egzistuoti, Norwegian eksistere, Polish egzystować, Swedish existera

Word found in Modern English