Where does “Ministerpräsidentenkandidat” come from?
Ministerpräsidentenkandidat (German) comes from German Kandidat, from Latin candidātus, from Latin candidus, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.
Ministerpräsidentenkandidat (German): prime ministerial candidate, candidate for prime minister, candidate for the office of prime minister
Definitions
- prime ministerial candidate, candidate for prime minister, candidate for the office of prime minister
Ancestry of “Ministerpräsidentenkandidat”, step by step
Ministerpräsidentenkandidat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kandidat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kandidat | candidate |
| 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 |
via German Ministerpräsident
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ministerpräsident | minister-president, prime minister |
| 2 | German | Minister | minister (a person who is commissioned by the government for public service) |
| 3 | French | ministre | minister; indigo bunting, a bird with taxonomic... |
| 4 | Latin | minister | attendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;... |
| 5 | Latin | minus | nominative neuter singular of minor; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | minos | less |