Where does “scãntealji” come from?
scãntealji (Aromanian) comes from Latin scantilia, from Latin scintilla, from Proto-Indo-European ski-nto-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
scãntealji (Aromanian): spark; sparkle, glint
Definitions
- spark; sparkle, glint
Ancestry of “scãntealji”, step by step
scãntealji traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin scantilia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | scantilia | — |
| 2 | Latin | scintilla | spark; glimmer |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ski-nto- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Vulgar Latin scintilia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | scintilia | — |