étinceler
French
verb
Definitions
- (archaic) to spark (give off sparks)
- to sparkle, twinkle
Etymology
Suffix from French étincelle inherited from Latin *stincillāre, scintillō, scintillo.
Origin
Latin
scintillō, scintillo
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- scintilla English
- *stincillāre Latin
- scintillō, scintillo Latin
- scintilla Italian
- étincelle French
- estancele Old French