Where does “éteint” come from?

éteint (French) comes from Old French esteint, from Latin extīnctus, from Latin extinguo, from Latin stinguo, from Proto-Italic *stengʷō — to push.

éteint (French): third-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

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Ancestry of “éteint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesteint—
2Latinextīnctusquenched, extinguished
3LatinextinguoI quench, extinguish, kill
4LatinstinguoI put out, extinguish
5Proto-Italic*stengʷōto push
Every word from Proto-Italic *stengʷō →Every word from Latin stinguo →Every word from Latin extinguo →