Where does “Candida” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Candida”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Candida”

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