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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

  1. Of, related to, or resembling extinction

Ancestry of “extinctual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishextinctExtinguished, no longer alight; No longer used;...
2Latinextīnctus—
3LatinextinguoI quench, extinguish, kill
4LatinstinguoI put out, extinguish
5Proto-Italic*stengʷō—
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