Where does “kandidaattiohjelma” come from?
kandidaattiohjelma (Finnish) comes from Finnish kandidaatti, from Latin candidātus, from Latin candidus, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.
kandidaattiohjelma (Finnish): bachelor program, undergraduate program
Definitions
- bachelor program, undergraduate program
Ancestry of “kandidaattiohjelma”, step by step
kandidaattiohjelma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kandidaatti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kandidaatti | candidate; bachelor |
| 2 | Latin | candidātus | dressed in white |
| 3 | Latin | candidus | shining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful |
| 4 | Latin | candeō | to be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |