Where does “extinguir” come from?

extinguir (Portuguese) comes from Latin extinguo, from Latin stinguo, from Proto-Italic *stengʷō — to push.

extinguir (Portuguese): to extinguish, quench

Definitions

  1. to extinguish, quench

Ancestry of “extinguir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinextinguoI quench, extinguish, kill
2LatinstinguoI put out, extinguish
3Proto-Italic*stengʷōto push
Every word from Proto-Italic *stengʷō →Every word from Latin stinguo →Every word from Latin extinguo →