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Where does “extint” come from?

extint (Catalan) comes from Latin extīnctus, from Latin extinguo, from Latin stinguo, from Proto-Italic *stengʷō.

extint (Catalan): extinct

Definitions

  1. extinct

Ancestry of “extint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinextīnctus—
2LatinextinguoI quench, extinguish, kill
3LatinstinguoI put out, extinguish
4Proto-Italic*stengʷō—
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