distinct

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English word distinct comes from Latin stinguo (I put out, extinguish.), Latin dis-, Latin di-, Latin stinguere

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stinguo (Latin)

I put out, extinguish.

dis- (Latin)

Asunder, apart, in two. Reversal, removal. Utterly, exceedingly.

di- (Latin)

stinguere (Latin)

distinguo (Latin)

I adorn or decorate. I distinguish, separate, divide or part.

distinctus (Latin)

Definite, lucid. Distinct, separate.

distinct (English)

(obsolete) Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.. (obsolete) Marked; variegated.. Capable of being perceived very clearly.. Different from one another (with the preferable adposition being "from").. Noticeably different from others; distinctive.. Separate in place; not conjunct or united; with from.

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