Etymology of the Latin word candescere
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-Derivations in Latin
candescens,
excandescere,
recandescere,
concandescere,
incandescere
