Where does “fandelier” come from?
fandelier (English) comes from English chandelier, from French chandelier, from French chandelle, from Old French chandele, from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.
fandelier (English): A ceiling fan combined with a chandelier-style light source
Definitions
- A ceiling fan combined with a chandelier-style light source
Ancestry of “fandelier”, step by step
fandelier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chandelier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chandelier | A branched, often ornate, lighting fixture... |
| 2 | French | chandelier | candlestick; chandelier; candlemaker |
| 3 | French | chandelle | a candle; candlelight; a jack stand |
| 4 | Old French | chandele | — |
| 5 | Latin | candēla | A light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or taper |
| 6 | Latin | candeō | to be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |
via English Fan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fan | A diminutive of Frances |
| 2 | English | fanatic | Fanatical; Showing evidence of possession by a... |
| 3 | French | fanatique | fanatic, fanatical; fanatic |
| 4 | Latin | fānāticus | temple |
| 5 | Latin | -aticus | Used to form adjectives indicating a relation to... |
| 6 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |