Where does “chandelier” come from?
Chandelier comes from French chandelier, derived from Latin candelabrum, from Latin candela, from Latin candere meaning to shine or burn brightly, with the agent suffix Latin -arius.
chandelier (English): A branched, often ornate, lighting fixture...
Definitions
- A branched, often ornate, lighting fixture...
Ancestry of “chandelier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chandelier | candlestick; chandelier; candlemaker |
| 2 | French | chandelle | a candle; candlelight; a jack stand |
| 3 | Old French | chandele | — |
| 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 |