Where does “kandidato” come from?

kandidato (Esperanto) comes from Spanish candidato, from Latin candidātus, from Latin candidus, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

kandidato (Esperanto): candidate

Definitions

  1. candidate

Ancestry of “kandidato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcandidatocandidate
2Latincandidātusdressed in white
3Latincandidusshining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful
4Latincandeōto be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white
5Proto-Italickandēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow

Words derived from “kandidato”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kand- →Every word from Proto-Italic kandēō →Every word from Latin candeō →
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