Latin word distinguo comes from Latin dis-, Latin stinguo (I put out, extinguish.)

Detailed word origin of distinguo

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
dis-	Latin (lat)	Asunder, apart, in two. Reversal, removal. Utterly, exceedingly.
stinguo	Latin (lat)	I put out, extinguish.
distinguo	Latin (lat)	I adorn or decorate. I distinguish, separate, divide or part.

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