Where does “candire” come from?
candire (Italian) comes from Italian candi, from Arabic قَنْدِيّ, from Arabic قَنْد, from Persian کند, from Sanskrit खण्ड — chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;...
candire (Italian): to candy; to blanch, whiten
Definitions
- to candy; to blanch, whiten
Ancestry of “candire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | candi | candied, only used in zucchero candi |
| 2 | Arabic | قَنْدِيّ | candied |
| 3 | Arabic | قَنْد | hard candy made by boiling cane sugar; rock candy |
| 4 | Persian | کند | blunt; dull; slow |
| 5 | Sanskrit | खण्ड | chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;... |
Words derived from “candire”