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Where does “esteint” come from?

esteint (Old French) comes from Latin extīnctus, from Latin extinguo, from Latin stinguo, from Proto-Italic *stengʷō.

Ancestry of “esteint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinextīnctus—
2LatinextinguoI quench, extinguish, kill
3LatinstinguoI put out, extinguish
4Proto-Italic*stengʷō—

Words derived from “esteint”

  • éteint
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