Where does “scintilla” come from?
scintilla (English) comes from Latin scintilla, from Proto-Indo-European ski-nto-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
scintilla (English): A small spark or flash; A small or trace amount
Definitions
- A small spark or flash; A small or trace amount
Ancestry of “scintilla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | scintilla | spark; glimmer |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ski-nto- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |