Where does “chandelier” come from?
chandelier (French) comes 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.
chandelier (French): candlestick; chandelier; candlemaker
Definitions
- candlestick; chandelier; candlemaker
Ancestry of “chandelier”, step by step
chandelier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French chandelle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chandelle | a candle; candlelight; a jack stand |
| 2 | Old French | chandele | — |
| 3 | Latin | candēla | A light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or taper |
| 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 |
via Latin candēlābrum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | candēlābrum | branched candlestick; chandelier, candelabrum, lampstand |
| 2 | Latin | -brum | |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰrom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix |