Where does “cândida” come from?
cândida (Portuguese) 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.
cândida (Portuguese): candida, thrush; feminine singular of cândido
Definitions
- candida, thrush; feminine singular of cândido
Ancestry of “cândida”, step by step
cândida traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via New Latin Candida
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | Candida | — |
| 2 | Latin | candida | inflection of candidus: ## feminine... |
| 3 | Latin | candidus | shining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful |
| 4 | Latin | candeō | to be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |
via Portuguese cândido
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | cândido | candid, white; innocent, naive |