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What does the root word -tinguish mean?

Updated: 5/1/2024
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Julia317

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11y ago

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-tinguish is from the Latin tinguere (tinguere, tinguo, tinxi, tinctum) to quench, put out, snuff out.

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The root word "tinguish" means to distinguish, differentiate, or extinguish. It is commonly seen in words like distinguish, extinguish, and distinguishable.

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