English → Latin
“extant” in Latin
exstōto stand out or project; to be prominent or conspicuous; to existmaneōto stay, remain, abide; to await, wait for, expect (be in store for); to waitlēxthe legal machinery of a state, the law; a law, statute, bill; the laws regarded as a body, the constitution
The English word extant itself goes back to Latin stō, through extantem.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
extant
To be extant, exstare (e.g., exstant epistolae Philippi ad Alexandrum: exstant litterae, leges, etc.): manere (to remain; monumenta manserunt ad nostram aetatem, Nep.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for extant?
- The usual Latin words for “extant” are exstō, maneō, lēx. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.