Where does “candidiases” come from?
candidiases (English) comes from English candida, from Translingual Candida, from Latin candida, from Latin candidus, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.
Ancestry of “candidiases”, step by step
candidiases traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English candida
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | candida | A yeast of the genus "Candida", usually... |
| 2 | Translingual | Candida | genus |
| 3 | Latin | candida | inflection of candidus: ## feminine... |
| 4 | Latin | candidus | shining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful |
| 5 | Latin | candeō | to be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |
via English iases
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | iases | — |