candied

adjective

(used especially of fruits) preserved by coating with or allowing to absorb sugar

encrusted with sugar or syrup

Roots

khandacand- · Sanskrit · sugar, piece atus-ied · Latin · made into

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The word candied breaks down into 2 roots of Sanskrit and Latin origin: cand, from Sanskrit khanda (“sugar, piece”); and -ied, from Latin atus (“made into”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.