Latin

stinguō

‘to put out, extinguish’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin stinguō.

9 English words in this record descend from Latin stinguō, most familiar first.

• distinction ← distinccioun ← distinctiōnem ← distinguō
• instinct ← īnstīnctus ← īnstinguō
• extinction ← extinctio ← extinguō
• extinct ← extīnctus ← exstinguō
• distinguo
• distingue ← distinguer ← distinguer ← distinguō
• extincteur ← exstinctor ← extinguo
• instinction ← instinccion ← instincion ← īnstīnctiō ← īnstinguō
• restinguish ← restinguere

Etymograph / Latin stinguō