Where does “Spitzenkandidat” come from?
Spitzenkandidat (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.
Spitzenkandidat (German): the first candidate on an electoral list, who is...
Definitions
- the first candidate on an electoral list, who is...
Ancestry of “Spitzenkandidat”, step by step
Spitzenkandidat 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 |