Where does “estinceler” come from?

estinceler (Old 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.

estinceler (Old French): to spark

Definitions

  1. to spark

Ancestry of “estinceler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestencelea spark
2Vulgar Latinstincilla—
3Latinscintillaspark; glimmer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanski-nto-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “estinceler”

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