Where does “candido” come from?
candido (Italian) comes from Latin candidus, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.
candido (Italian): white; ingenuous, naive; candid, frank
Definitions
- white; ingenuous, naive; candid, frank
Ancestry of “candido”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | candidus | shining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful |
| 2 | Latin | candeō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |
Words derived from “candido”