Where does “cantiela” come from?

cantiela (Tetelcingo Nahuatl) comes from Spanish candela, from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

cantiela (Tetelcingo Nahuatl): candle

Definitions

  1. candle

Ancestry of “cantiela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcandelacandle; candela; combustible
2LatincandēlaA light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or taper
3Latincandeōto be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white
4Proto-Italickandēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kand- →Every word from Proto-Italic kandēō →Every word from Latin candeō →