Where does “extinto” come from?

extinto (Portuguese) comes from Latin exstinctus, from Latin exstinguo, from Latin stinguo, from Proto-Italic *stengʷō — to push.

extinto (Portuguese): extinguished; extinct

Definitions

  1. extinguished; extinct

Ancestry of “extinto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexstinctusquenched, extinguished; killed, destroyed
2LatinexstinguoI quench, extinguish, put out; I kill, destroy
3LatinstinguoI put out, extinguish
4Proto-Italic*stengʷōto push
Every word from Proto-Italic *stengʷō →Every word from Latin stinguo →Every word from Latin exstinguo →
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