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Etymology of the Latin word incandescens

the Latin word incandescens

derived 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-