Etymology of the English word incandescence
the English word
incandescencederived from the English word
incandescentderived from the Latin word
incandescensderived from the Latin word
incandescere (grow warm, be heated, glow)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
derived from the Latin word
candescere (grow, become light, bright white)
derived from the Classical Latin word
candidus (bright, clear, transparent; radiant, unclouded; white)
derived from the Latin word
candere (be of brilliant whiteness, shine, gleam)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kand-using the English suffix
-enceUsage
Word found in Modern English
