Where does “tincel” come from?

tincel (Anglo-Norman) comes from Middle French estincelle, from Vulgar Latin stincilla, from Latin scintilla, from Proto-Indo-European ski-nto-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “tincel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchestincellespark
2Vulgar Latinstincilla—
3Latinscintillaspark; glimmer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanski-nto-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “tincel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ski-nto- →