scintillate
The origin and history of scintillate.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scintillātus, the past participle of scintillāre ("to sparkle, glitter, gleam, flash"), which in turn came from scintilla ("a spark").
The origin and history of scintillate.
Borrowed from Latin scintillātus, the past participle of scintillāre ("to sparkle, glitter, gleam, flash"), which in turn came from scintilla ("a spark").
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