Where does “kilocandela” come from?

kilocandela (Dutch) comes from Dutch candela, from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

kilocandela (Dutch): kilocandela: 1000 candelas

Definitions

  1. kilocandela: 1000 candelas

Ancestry of “kilocandela”, step by step

kilocandela traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch candela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcandelacandela
2LatincandēlaA light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or taper
3Latincandeōto be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white
4Proto-Italickandēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow

via Dutch kilo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkiloAbbreviation of kilogram
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kand- →Every word from Proto-Italic kandēō →Every word from Latin candeō →