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Etymology

extintor

ekstiŋˈtoɾ

sustantivo

Origin

latín

exstīnctor — apagador

Overview

Meaning Now

  • dispositivo para apagar incendios

Language path

latín → portugués → español

Earliest form

exstīnctor

Earliest period

siglo XV

Journey

Evolution

  1. siglo XV

    exstīnctor

    “apagador”

  2. siglo XVI

    extintor

    “dispositivo para apagar incendios”

Connections

Word parts

ex-

prefix

fuera de

-stīnctor

root

apagador

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