Where does “candles” come from?

candles (Middle English) comes from Middle English candel, from Old English candel, from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

candles (Middle English): plural of candel

Definitions

  1. plural of candel

Ancestry of “candles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcandelcandle
2Old Englishcandelcandle
3LatincandēlaA light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or taper
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- →Every word from Proto-Italic kandēō →Every word from Latin candeō →