Where does “cantuil” come from?

cantuil (Old Cornish) comes from Proto-Brythonic *kantuɨll, from Vulgar Latin cantella, from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

Ancestry of “cantuil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonic*kantuɨllcandle
2Vulgar Latincantella—
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

Words derived from “cantuil”

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