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Where does “sparkleth” come from?

sparkleth (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.

sparkleth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “sparkleth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsparkleA little spark; a scintillation; Brilliance;...
2Middle Englishsparklen—
3Middle Englishsparkel—
4Middle English-el—
5Old French-elSuffix that usually denotes a masculine noun
6Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
7Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
8Proto-Italic-olos—
9Proto-Italic-elos—
10Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
11Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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