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Where does “extinctio” come from?

extinctio (Latin) comes from Latin extinguere, from Latin extinguo, from Latin stinguo, from Proto-Italic *stengʷō.

extinctio (Latin): Alternative form of exstinctiō; extinction,...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of exstinctiō; extinction,...

Ancestry of “extinctio”, step by step

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

Words derived from “extinctio”

  • extinction
  • pseudoextinction
  • coextinction
  • extinctionist
  • extinctionism
  • de-extinction
  • extinction
  • extinção
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