Etymology of the Latin word incandescere
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-Derivations in Latin
incandescensDerivations in other languages
Portuguese
incandescer, Portuguese
encandecer, Spanish
encandecer
