Where does “scintillate” come from?

scintillate (English) comes from Latin scintillātus, from Latin scintillō, from Latin scintilla, from Proto-Indo-European ski-nto-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

scintillate (English): To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating...

Definitions

  1. To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating...

Ancestry of “scintillate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscintillātussparkled
2Latinscintillōto scintillate, sparkle
3Latinscintillaspark; glimmer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanski-nto-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “scintillate

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