Where does “estincelle” come from?

estincelle (Middle French) comes 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.

estincelle (Middle French): spark

Definitions

  1. spark

Ancestry of “estincelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinstincilla—
2Latinscintillaspark; glimmer
3Proto-Indo-Europeanski-nto-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “estincelle”

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