Where does “カンジダ” come from?

カンジダ (Japanese) comes from New Latin Candida, from Latin candida, from Latin candidus, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

カンジダ (Japanese): Candida

Definitions

  1. Candida

Ancestry of “カンジダ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New LatinCandida
2Latincandidainflection of candidus: ## feminine...
3Latincandidusshining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful
4Latincandeōto be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white
5Proto-Italickandēō
6Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kand-