Where does “sea sparkle” come from?
sea sparkle (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.
sea sparkle (English): the bioluminescent dinoflagellate Noctiluca...
Definitions
- the bioluminescent dinoflagellate Noctiluca...
Ancestry of “sea sparkle”, step by step
sea sparkle 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 |
via English sea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sea | A large body of salt water; A lake, especially if... |
| 2 | Middle English | see | sea, ocean; A body of water, a lake; seat, chair |
| 3 | Old English | sǣ | sea, lake |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwi | sea |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |