Where does “esteindre” come from?
esteindre (Middle French) comes from Old French esteindre, from Latin extinguo, from Latin stinguo, from Proto-Italic *stengʷō — to push.
esteindre (Middle French): to extinguish; to put out
Definitions
- to extinguish; to put out
Ancestry of “esteindre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | esteindre | to extinguish; to put out; to stop; to halt |
| 2 | Latin | extinguo | I quench, extinguish, kill |
| 3 | Latin | stinguo | I put out, extinguish |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *stengʷō | to push |
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