Karl Fogel at
I can't believe that I just now noticed that the word "Incandescent" can be divided into "Incan descent" (for someone whose ancestors were members of the ruling class of the empire that once dominated the West Coast of South America).
/me looks suspiciously at every other word
What does the OED say in the matter?
My guess is that they do not offer this as a candidate etymology :-).
» Karl Fogel:
“My guess is that they do not offer this as a candidate etymology :-).”
I don't have as much easy access to it as I once did.