Where does “étinceler” come from?

étinceler (French) comes from French étincelle, from Old French estencele, from Vulgar Latin stincilla, from Latin scintilla, from Proto-Indo-European ski-nto-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

étinceler (French): to spark; to sparkle, twinkle

Definitions

  1. to spark; to sparkle, twinkle

Ancestry of “étinceler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchétincellespark
2Old Frenchestencelea spark
3Vulgar Latinstincilla—
4Latinscintillaspark; glimmer
5Proto-Indo-Europeanski-nto-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ski-nto- →