Where does “Candy” come from?
Candy comes from Portuguese Candea, derived from Ancient Greek Χάνδαξ, a place name whose ultimate origin and semantic development remain unclear.
Candy (English): A pet form of the female given name Candace or Candice
Definitions
- A pet form of the female given name Candace or Candice
Ancestry of “Candy”, step by step
Candy traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English sugre candy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | sugre candy | Alternative form of suger candy |
| 2 | Old French | sucre candi | — |
| 3 | Arabic | قندي | a Pashtun |
| 4 | Arabic | قَنْد | hard candy made by boiling cane sugar; rock candy |
| 5 | Persian | کند | blunt; dull; slow |
| 6 | Sanskrit | खण्ड | chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;... |