Where does “outsparkle” come from?
outsparkle (English) comes from English sparkle, from Middle English sparklen, from Middle English sparkel, from Middle English -el, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
outsparkle (English): To exceed in sparkling
Definitions
- To exceed in sparkling
Ancestry of “outsparkle”, step by step
outsparkle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sparkle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sparkle | A little spark; a scintillation; Brilliance;... |
| 2 | Middle English | sparklen | To spark emit sparks |
| 3 | Middle English | sparkel | spark glowing particle |
| 4 | Middle English | -el | — |
| 5 | Old French | -el | Suffix that usually denotes a masculine noun |
| 6 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |