Where does “ski-nto-” come from?
ski-nto- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Ancestry of “ski-nto-”, step by step
ski-nto- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European skey-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Proto-Indo-European ski-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | ski- | to gleam, shine |
Words derived from “ski-nto-”
- tinsel
- stencil
- scintillation
- scintillating
- scintigraphy
- scintillator
- scintilla
- scintillate
- scintigraphic
- lymphoscintigraphy
- Tinseltown
- tinselly
- scintigram
- scintillatingly
- lymphoscintigraphic
- cholescintigraphy
- scintigraphically
- immunoscintigraphy
- radioimmunoscintigraphy
- stenciler
- cholescintigraphic
- scintilla
- scintillare
- scintilla