What Does the Prefix Cand Mean

(Latin: to glow, to glow with heat; to burn; to glitter, to shine; white)

What does the root cand mean in the world?

Origin of candescent 1815–25; <Latin candēscent- (stem of candescēns, present participle of candēscere to become bright), equivalent to cand- bright (see candid) + -ēscent–escent.

What are five words that start with Cand?

  • candy.
  • cando.
  • canda.
  • cande.
  • candi.
  • candl.
  • candn.
  • candu.
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