Where does “candida” come from?
candida (English) comes from Translingual Candida, from Latin candida, from Latin candidus, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.
candida (English): A yeast of the genus "Candida", usually...
Definitions
- A yeast of the genus "Candida", usually...
Ancestry of “candida”, step by step
candida traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Translingual Candida
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Candida | genus |
| 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 |
via Spanish Cándida
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Cándida | — |