Where does “scintillio” come from?

scintillio (Italian) comes from Italian scintillare, from Latin scintillō, from Latin scintilla, from Proto-Indo-European ski-nto-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

scintillio (Italian): sparkle, twinkle

Definitions

  1. sparkle, twinkle

Ancestry of “scintillio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianscintillareTo scintillate, sparkle, coruscate or glitter; to...
2Latinscintillōto scintillate, sparkle
3Latinscintillaspark; glimmer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanski-nto-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
6Proto-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- →