Etymology

scintilla

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Today it means: A small spark or flash. Full definition →

Latin scintilla
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromscintilla“spark”
  2. English todayscintilla

Existing in English since the 17th century; borrowed from Latin scintilla (“spark”).

Words from the same roots

Latinscintilla all →

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