Etymograph

English

candida

Candida comes from Latin candidus ‘shining white’, from candeō ‘to shine’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kend-‘to shine, appear’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kandēōreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcandeō‘to shine’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcandidusas candida‘shining white’
  5. mulmodernCandida
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1988candida

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kend-‘to shine, appear’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kandēōreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcandeō‘to shine’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcandidusas candida‘shining white’
  5. mulmodernCandida
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1988candida

Earliest quotation: 1988, Robert McClory, The Yeast of Our Problems: “What we're finding," says Marshall, "is that if we…”

Linked words

through Latin candeō ‘to shine’

chandler, candle, chandelier, incendiary, candor, candela, 10 more

through Latin candidus ‘shining white’

incandescent, 3 more

Today it means

noun A yeast of the genus Candida, usually specifically Candida albicans

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend- / candida

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