Etymology

candescent

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Today it means: Glowing with heat; white-hot, incandescent. Full definition →

Latin candēscēns
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  1. Latin · derived fromcandēscēns
  2. English todaycandescent

From Latin candēscēns, present participle of candēscō (“to brighten, radiate, become red hot”).

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