Discovering the history behind the word

1. “Incandescen
t”
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2. The Oxford English Dictionary
• Emitting light on account of being at a high
temperature; glowing with heat;
• Glowing, brightly shining, brilliantly luminous;
Intensely hot; An incandescent lamp or burner;
becoming or being warm or intense in feeling,
expression, etc.; ardent, fiery; ‘flaming up’.

3. Online Etymology Dictionary
kindle, become white, to shine and state of being
inflamed.

4. Online Etymology Dictionary
kindle, become white, to shine and state of being
inflamed.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
marked by brilliance, especially of expression and
characterized by glowing zeal.

5. From the Latin
Incandescentem- become warm, glow, kindle

6. From the Latin
Incandescentem- become warm, glow, kindle
French
The French then took the word and dropped
the “em,” making it simply incandescent.

7. Morphemes
• “in” - meaning “within,” “into,” “in,” “on,” and “upon”
• “candescent” - from the Latin candescentem, meaning “to
become white, begin to gleam”
• “candle” -