Where does “candles” come from?
Candle comes from Middle English candel, Old English candel, Latin candela, from Latin candere meaning to shine or glow, derived from Proto-Italic kandēō and ultimately Proto-Indo-European kand-.
candles (English): plural of candle; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of candle; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “candles”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | candle | A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a... |
| 2 | Middle English | candel | candle |
| 3 | Old English | candel | candle |
| 4 | Latin | candēla | A light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or taper |
| 5 | Latin | candeō | to be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |