Where does “extinct” come from?

Extinct derives from Latin extinctus, the past participle of extinguere meaning "to put out or quench," formed from the prefix ex- combined with a root from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

extinct (English): Extinguished, no longer alight; No longer used;...

Definitions

  1. Extinguished, no longer alight; No longer used;...

Ancestry of “extinct”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinextīnctusquenched, extinguished
2LatinextinguoI quench, extinguish, kill
3LatinstinguoI put out, extinguish
4Proto-Italic*stengʷōto push

Words derived from “extinct”

Every word from Proto-Italic *stengʷō →Every word from Latin stinguo →Every word from Latin extinguo →