Where does “extinctual” come from?
extinctual (English) comes from English extinct, from Latin extīnctus, from Latin extinguo, from Latin stinguo, from Proto-Italic *stengʷō.
extinctual (English): Of, related to, or resembling extinction
Definitions
- Of, related to, or resembling extinction
Ancestry of “extinctual”, 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 | — |