Where does “candidature” come from?

candidature (French) comes from French candidat, from Latin candidātus, from Latin candidus, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

candidature (French): application; candidacy

Definitions

  1. application; candidacy

Ancestry of “candidature”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcandidatcandidate
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 “candidature”

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