Where does “scintula” come from?
scintula (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *skindulā, from Latin scindula, from Latin scandula, from Proto-Indo-European sked-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Ancestry of “scintula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *skindulā | — |
| 2 | Latin | scindula | — |
| 3 | Latin | scandula | roof-shingle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sked- | to cut, hack; to cover |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “scintula”