Where does “precandidacy” come from?
precandidacy (English) comes from English candidacy, from English candidate, from Latin candidātus, from Latin candidus, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.
precandidacy (English): State of being a precandidate
Definitions
- State of being a precandidate
Ancestry of “precandidacy”, step by step
precandidacy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English candidacy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | candidacy | The state of being a candidate |
| 2 | English | candidate | A person who is running in an election; A person... |
| 3 | Latin | candidātus | dressed in white |
| 4 | Latin | candidus | shining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful |
| 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 |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |