Etymograph

English

extincture

From extinct + -ure.

Formed from extinct + -ure

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

noun extinction

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

Etymograph / extincture