Where does “extinto” come from?
extinto (Spanish) comes from Latin exstinctus, from Latin exstinguo, from Latin stinguo, from Proto-Italic *stengʷō.
extinto (Spanish): dead; extinct
Ancestry of “extinto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | exstinctus | quenched, extinguished; killed, destroyed |
| 2 | Latin | exstinguo | I quench, extinguish, put out; I kill, destroy |
| 3 | Latin | stinguo | I put out, extinguish |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *stengʷō | — |