Where does “sparkilo” come from?

sparkilo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto sparko, from English spark, from Middle English sparke, from Old English spearca, from Proto-Germanic sprakô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

sparkilo (Esperanto): spark plug

Definitions

  1. spark plug

Ancestry of “sparkilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosparkospark
2EnglishsparkA small particle of glowing matter, either molten...
3Middle Englishsparkespark glowing particle
4Old Englishspearcaa spark
5Proto-Germanicsprakôspark
6Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sprakô →Every word from Old English spearca →