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

  1. to candy; to blanch, whiten

Ancestry of “candire”, step by step

candire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian candi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancandicandied, only used in zucchero candi
2Arabicقَنْدِيّcandied
3Arabicقَنْدhard candy made by boiling cane sugar; rock candy
4Persianکندblunt; dull; slow
5Sanskritखण्डchip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;...

via Latin candeō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincandeōto be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white
2Proto-Italickandēō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow

Words derived from “candire”

Every word from Sanskrit खण्ड →Every word from Persian کند →Every word from Arabic قَنْد →