Where does “extint” come from?

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

extint (Catalan): extinct

Definitions

  1. extinct

Ancestry of “extint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinextīnctusquenched, extinguished
2LatinextinguoI quench, extinguish, kill
3LatinstinguoI put out, extinguish
4Proto-Italic*stengʷōto push
Every word from Proto-Italic *stengʷō →Every word from Latin stinguo →Every word from Latin extinguo →