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Where does “kandeláber” come from?

kandeláber (Hungarian) comes from German Kandelaber, from French candélabre, from Old French chandelabre, from Latin candēlābrum, from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

kandeláber (Hungarian): candelabrum

Definitions

  1. candelabrum

Ancestry of “kandeláber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKandelaber—
2Frenchcandélabrecandelabrum
3Old Frenchchandelabrecandelabrum
4Latincandēlābrum—
5Latincandēla—
6Latincandeō—
7Proto-Italickandēō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow

Words derived from “kandeláber”

  • kandeláberek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kand- →