Where does “Kandidat” come from?
Kandidat (German) comes from Latin candidātus, from Latin candidus, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.
Kandidat (German): candidate
Definitions
- candidate
Ancestry of “Kandidat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | candidātus | dressed in white |
| 2 | Latin | candidus | shining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful |
| 3 | Latin | candeō | to be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |
Words derived from “Kandidat”
- kandydat
- Oppositionskandidat
- Spitzenkandidat
- Kandidatin
- Ministerpräsidentenkandidat
- Präsidentschaftskandidat
- Heiratskandidat
- kandidieren
- Todeskandidat
- Wahlkandidat
- кандидат
- кандида́т
- Spitzenkandidatin
- kandydatka
- kandydować
- kontrkandydat
- Ministerpräsidentenkandidatin
- Oppositionskandidatin
- Präsidentschaftskandidatin
- Todeskandidatin
- Wahlkandidatin
- kandidat
- кандидатский
- кандидатка