Where does “candymaker” come from?
candymaker (English) comes from English maker, from Middle English maker, from Middle English maken, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.
candymaker (English): A manufacturer of candy
Definitions
- A manufacturer of candy
Ancestry of “candymaker”, step by step
candymaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maker | Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes... |
| 2 | Middle English | maker | God as creator of all; Someone who makes; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | maken | To make or create; to have something made |
| 4 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 5 | Emilian | mâcia | spot, stain |
| 6 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |
via English Candy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Candy | A pet form of the female given name Candace or Candice |
| 2 | Middle English | sugre candy | Alternative form of suger candy |
| 3 | Old French | sucre candi | — |
| 4 | Arabic | قندي | a Pashtun |
| 5 | Arabic | قَنْد | hard candy made by boiling cane sugar; rock candy |
| 6 | Persian | کند | blunt; dull; slow |
| 7 | Sanskrit | खण्ड | chip, piece, slice, bit, portion, fragment;... |