Where does “extinguishment” come from?
Extinguishment derives from English extinguish, from Latin extinguō (to put out), composed of Latin ex- (out) and -mentum (suffix forming nouns), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European men- (to think or remember).
extinguishment (English): The act of extinguishing, putting out, or...
Definitions
- The act of extinguishing, putting out, or...
Ancestry of “extinguishment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | extinguish | to put out, as in fire; to end burning; to... |
| 2 | French | éteindre | to turn off; to put out; to die out, fade |
| 3 | Italian | estinguere | to put out, extinguish; to pay off; to close |
| 4 | Latin | extinguere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | extinguo | I quench, extinguish, kill |
| 6 | Latin | stinguo | I put out, extinguish |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *stengʷō | — |