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Where does “restinguish” come from?

restinguish (English) comes from Latin restinguere, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

restinguish (English): To quench or extinguish

Definitions

  1. To quench or extinguish

Ancestry of “restinguish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrestingueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2Latinre-back, backwards; again; prefix added to various...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwret-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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