English → Latin
“extinction” in Latin
exstīnctiōannihilation, slaughter, extinction; dissolutionexstinguōto quench, extinguish, put out; to destroy, kill, slay, abolishintereōto go among, become lost in; to disappear, vanish; to be ruined, undonelēxthe legal machinery of a state, the law; a law, statute, bill; the laws regarded as a body, the constitutionrēspūblicaa republic, commonwealth; the state, nation; politics, civil affairs
The English word extinction itself goes back to Latin stinguō, through extinctio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
extinction
exstinctio (PROP. and IMPROP.): exstinctus, us (Plin.; ☞ restinctio only Cic., De Fin., 2, 3, extr.; in the sense of quenching thirst): interitus (IMPROP., the destruction and total loss of anything; e.g., legum, reipublicae, etc.). (The words are found in this connection and order.) occasus interitusque. To cause the extinction of anything, afferre interitum alicujus rei.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for extinction?
- The usual Latin words for “extinction” are exstīnctiō, exstinguō, intereō; also lēx, rēspūblica. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.