Etymograph

English

extinctic

From extinct + -ic.

Formed from extinct + -ic

Proto-Indo-European *stengʷ- ‘to push’

Latin stinguō ‘to extinguish, put out, quench’

Latin exstinguō ‘to extinguish, put out, quench’

Latin extīnctus ‘extinguished, quenched’

Middle English extinct ‘eliminated, eradicated, extinguished’

English extinct

Today it means

adj Of, or related to extinction.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / extinctic