Where does “étincelle” come from?

étincelle (French) comes 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.

étincelle (French): spark

Definitions

spark

Ancestry of “étincelle”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	estencele	a spark
2	Vulgar Latin	stincilla	—
3	Latin	scintilla	spark; glimmer
4	Proto-Indo-European	ski-nto-	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	skey-	to split, to dissect
6	Proto-Indo-European	sek-	to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “étincelle”

étinceler
cintilo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ski-nto- →