Where does “extinctness” come from?
extinctness (English) comes from English extinct, from Latin extīnctus, from Latin extinguo, from Latin stinguo, from Proto-Italic *stengʷō.
extinctness (English): The quality of being extinct; extinction
Definitions
- The quality of being extinct; extinction
Ancestry of “extinctness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | extinct | Extinguished, no longer alight; No longer used;... |
| 2 | Latin | extīnctus | — |
| 3 | Latin | extinguo | I quench, extinguish, kill |
| 4 | Latin | stinguo | I put out, extinguish |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *stengʷō | — |