Where does “candidacy” come from?
Candidacy derives from English candidate, from Latin candidatus, from Latin candidus meaning "white," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kand-.
candidacy (English): The state of being a candidate
Definitions
- The state of being a candidate
Ancestry of “candidacy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | candidate | A person who is running in an election; A person... |
| 2 | Latin | candidātus | dressed in white |
| 3 | Latin | candidus | shining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful |
| 4 | Latin | candeō | to be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |