Where does “Kandice” come from?
Kandice (English) comes from English Candice, from Latin candida, from Latin candidus, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.
Ancestry of “Kandice”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Candice | — |
| 2 | Latin | candida | inflection of candidus: ## feminine... |
| 3 | Latin | candidus | shining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful |
| 4 | Latin | candeō | to be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |