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Where does “stinguo” come from?

stinguo (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic *stengʷō.

stinguo (Latin): I put out, extinguish

Definitions

  1. I put out, extinguish

Ancestry of “stinguo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*stengʷō—

Words derived from “stinguo”

  • distinct
  • distinction
  • distinguished
  • distinguish
  • instinct
  • distinctive
  • distinctly
  • distinguishing
  • extinction
  • instinctively
  • extinct
  • instinctive
  • distinguishable
  • indistinguishable
  • indistinct
  • extinguish
  • distinctively
  • distinctness
  • distinctiveness
  • contradistinction
  • instinctual
  • indistinctly
  • undistinguished
  • extinguisher
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