Where does “candidare” come from?

candidare (Latin) comes from Latin candidus, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

Ancestry of “candidare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincandidusshining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful
2Latincandeōto be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white
3Proto-Italickandēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow

Words derived from “candidare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kand- →Every word from Proto-Italic kandēō →Every word from Latin candeō →