Where does “extinguish” come from?

Extinguish comes from Latin extinguo, composed of the prefix ex meaning "out" and a root from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- meaning "to drive or thrust."

extinguish (English): to put out, as in fire; to end burning; to...

Definitions

  1. to put out, as in fire; to end burning; to...

Ancestry of “extinguish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchéteindreto turn off; to put out; to die out, fade
2Italianestinguereto put out, extinguish; to pay off; to close
3Latinextingueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4LatinextinguoI quench, extinguish, kill
5LatinstinguoI put out, extinguish
6Proto-Italic*stengʷōto push

Words derived from “extinguish”

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