Where does “estinguere” come from?

estinguere (Italian) comes from Latin extinguere, from Latin extinguo, from Latin stinguo, from Proto-Italic *stengʷō — to push.

estinguere (Italian): to put out, extinguish; to pay off; to close

Definitions

  1. to put out, extinguish; to pay off; to close

Ancestry of “estinguere”, step by step

estinguere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin extinguere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinextingueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2LatinextinguoI quench, extinguish, kill
3LatinstinguoI put out, extinguish
4Proto-Italic*stengʷōto push

via Spanish extinguir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishextinguirto extinguish, to put out; to carry out; to go...

Words derived from “estinguere

Every word from Proto-Italic *stengʷō
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