Where does “Cándida” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Cándida”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	candida	inflection of candidus: ## feminine...
2	Latin	candidus	shining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful
3	Latin	candeō	to be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white
4	Proto-Italic	kandēō	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	kand-	to shine, glow

Words derived from “Cándida”

candida
anticandida
candidalike
candida-like
candidastatic
candidiases

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kand- →