Where does “encandilamiento” come from?
encandilamiento (Spanish) comes from Spanish encandilar, from Spanish candil, from Arabic قِنْدِيل, from Classical Syriac ܩܢܕܠܐ, from Ancient Greek κάνδηλα, from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō — to shine, glow.
encandilamiento (Spanish): dazzling, dazzlement; fascination
Definitions
- dazzling, dazzlement; fascination
Ancestry of “encandilamiento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | encandilar | to dazzle |
| 2 | Spanish | candil | lamp |
| 3 | Arabic | قِنْدِيل | — |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܩܢܕܠܐ | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάνδηλα | — |
| 6 | Latin | candēla | A light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or taper |
| 7 | Latin | candeō | to be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |