candil
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic قَنْدِيل (qandīl), from Classical Syriac ܩܢܕܠܐ (qandēlā), from Ancient Greek κάνδηλα (kándēla), from Latin candēla (“a candle”). Cognate of candeia.
Cognate with Galician candil, Spanish candil and Turkish kandil.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic قَنْدِيل (qandīl), from Classical Syriac ܩܢܕܠܐ (qandēlā), from Ancient Greek κάνδηλα (kándēla), from Latin candēla (“a candle”).
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