Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend-der.
Proto-Italic *kandēō
Latin candeō
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-léh₂
Proto-Italic *-ēlā
Latin -ēla
Latin candēla
Old Galician-Portuguese candea
Galician candea
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese candea, from Latin candēla. Doublet of candil.
Cognate with Portuguese candeia and Spanish candela.