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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

  1. the first candidate on an electoral list, who is...

Ancestry of “Spitzenkandidat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKandidatcandidate
2Latincandidātus—
3Latincandidusshining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful
4Latincandeō—
5Proto-Italickandēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow
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