myEtymology.com: English etymology of distinguished

Etymology of the English word distinguished

the English word distinguished

derived from the English word distinguish

derived from the Latin word distinguere (distinguish, separate, divide)

using the Latin prefix dis-

derived from the Latin word stinguere (extinguish, put out; annihilate)

derived from the Greek word stizein

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steig-

using the English suffix -ed

Word found in Modern English