Etymology of the English word incandescent
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-Date
The earliest known usage of incandescent in English dates from the 18th century.
Derivations in English
incandescence,
incandesceUsage
Word found in Modern English
