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
- to spark; to sparkle, twinkle
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