Where does “candea” come from?
candea (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese candea, from Latin candela, from Latin candere, from Latin candeo, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.
candea (Galician): candle; catkin; tassel
Ancestry of “candea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | candea | candle, votive candle |
| 2 | Latin | candela | A light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or... |
| 3 | Latin | candere | present active infinitive of candeō; to shine |
| 4 | Latin | candeo | I am brilliant, glittering or illuminated; I... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |