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Where does “mégacandela” come from?

mégacandela (French) comes from French candela, from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

mégacandela (French): megacandela

Definitions

  1. megacandela

Ancestry of “mégacandela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcandelacandela
2Latincandēla—
3Latincandeō—
4Proto-Italickandēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow
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