Where does “extingar” come from?
extingar (Ido) comes from English extinguish, from French éteindre, from Italian estinguere, from Latin extinguere, from Latin extinguo, from Latin stinguo, from Proto-Italic *stengʷō — to push.
extingar (Ido): to extinguish, put out of fire or light, turn off electricity
Definitions
- to extinguish, put out of fire or light, turn off electricity
Ancestry of “extingar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to push |