Where does “estinceller” come from?

estinceller (Middle French) comes from Old French estinceler, 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.

estinceller (Middle French): to shine; to glisten

Definitions

  1. to shine; to glisten

Ancestry of “estinceller”, step by step

estinceller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French estinceler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestincelerto spark
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

via Old French estenceler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestencelerto spark

Words derived from “estinceller”

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