Etymology, English, Extinction
Etymology From late Middle English, borrowed from Latin extinctio (“extinction, annihilation”), from extinguere, past participle extinctus (“to extinguish”), perfect passive participle of extinguō, from ex- + stinguō, from Proto-Indo-European *stengʷ- (“to push, thrust”), *stegʷ- (“to thrust, strike”). Pronunciation IPA(key): /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/ Noun extinction (countable and uncountable, plural extinctions) The action of making or…