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English word exist comes from Latin de, Latin sistere, Latin sisto, and later French exister (To exist.)
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de (Latin)
(Late Latin) of persons. From, away from, down from, out of; in general to indicate the person or place from which any thing is taken, etc., with verbs of taking away, depriving, demanding, requesting, inquiring, buying; as capere, sumere, emere, quaerere, discere, trahere, etc., and their compounds.. From, away from, to indicate the place from which someone or something departs or [...]
sistere (Latin)
sisto (Latin)
(intransitive) I place myself; I stand.. (intransitive) I stand still; I halt; I stand firm.. (intransitive, legal) I appear in court.. (transitive) I cause to stand; I set; I place.. (transitive, legal) I cause to appear in court.
exsisto (Latin)
(third-person) there is, there are. I am, exist.. I appear, arise, emerge.. I become.. I stand out (as), I stand out in regard to (+ dative).
exister (French)
To exist.
exist (English)
To be; have existence; have being or reality.