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Stage 1 of 3
sistere
Latin · ancient
"to stand, to place"
to stand, to place, combined with ex- (out)
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Stage 2 of 3
existere
Latin · ancient
"to stand out, to come into being"
to stand out, to come into being, from ex- and sistere
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Stage 3 of 3
exist
English · 1500s
"to have actual being or reality"
settled as the English word for having actual being or reality
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