éteindre

French

verb

Definitions

to turn off (a switch)
to put out (a fire)
(reflexive) to die out, fade

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French esteindre inherited from Old French estaindre inherited from Latin extinguere.

Origin

Latin

extinguere

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

extincteur English
extinguish English
extinguishable English
extinguishant English
extinguisher English
extinguishest English
extinguisheth English
extinguishment English
inextinguishability English
exstinctor Latin
extinguere Latin
extinguo Latin
extinguō Latin
estinguere Italian
riestinguere Italian
extincteur French
éteignoir French
extinguir Spanish, Castilian
extinguir Portuguese
estaindre Old French
esteindre Old French
estingi Esperanto
stinge Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
extingar Ido
esteindre Middle French
étoinre Bourguignon
teigné Louisiana Creole French