Etymology of the Latin word candela
the Latin word
candela (tallow candle, taper; waxen cord)
derived from the Latin word
candere (be of brilliant whiteness, shine, gleam)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kand-Derivations in Latin
candelabrum,
candelariusDerivations in other languages
Albanian
këndellë, Arabic
qindil, English
candela, English
candle, French
candela, French
chandelle, Italian
candela, Portuguese
candeia, Portuguese
candela, Portuguese
candelinha, Portuguese
candelária, Spanish
candelaCognates
English
candle, French
chandelle, Italian
candela, Portuguese
candea, Provençal
candela, Spanish
candela
