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Where does “extinguisheth” come from?

extinguisheth (English) comes from English extinguish, from French éteindre, from Italian estinguere, from Latin extinguere, from Latin extinguo, from Latin stinguo, from Proto-Italic *stengʷō.

extinguisheth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “extinguisheth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishextinguishto put out, as in fire; to end burning; to...
2Frenchéteindreto turn off; to put out; to die out, fade
3Italianestinguereto put out, extinguish; to pay off; to close
4Latinextingueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5LatinextinguoI quench, extinguish, kill
6LatinstinguoI put out, extinguish
7Proto-Italic*stengʷō—
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