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candeo

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Proto-Italic *kandēō (earlier *kandējō), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kand- (to shine, glow).

Cognate with Welsh cann (brilliant), Albanian hënë (moon), Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá, shining),[1] as well as perhaps Ancient Greek κάνδαρος (kándaros, charcoal), English kindle, and Old Armenian խանդ (xand).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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candeō (present infinitive candēre, perfect active canduī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white
    Synonyms: ēniteō, splendeō, niteō, fulgeō, resplendeō, micō
  2. to glow (with heat), to be glowing hot, to be hot
    Synonym: caleō

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Italian: candire, candeggiare

References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “candeō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 87

Further reading

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  • candeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • candeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • candeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.