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extinguo.

to quench, put out, extinguish

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ɛkˈstɪŋ.ɡʷoː]Classical-Latin[ekˈstiŋ.ɡʷo]
  1. to quench, put out, extinguish

    conjugation-3
  2. to destroy, kill, slay, abolish

    conjugation-3 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *stengʷ- Proto-Indo-European *sténgʷeti Proto-Italic *stengʷō Latin stinguō Latin extinguō From ex- + stinguō. Compare tinguo (“wet, moisten”).

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