Extant Meaning In English. From Latin exstans standing out from exstare from stare to stand Extant is sometimes wrongly used simply to say that something exists without any connotation of survival. With an abundance of remains there are ample extant buildings and artefacts in situ.
Extant comes from the Latin word Extant em meaning stand out be visible exist. Of something very old still in existence. With an abundance of remains there are ample extant buildings and artefacts in situ.
Extant adj 1540s standing out above a surface.
Specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk- Edward Clodd. Not destroyed or lost. Formal jump to other results. Used to refer to something very.
