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Where does “kandeláberek” come from?

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

kandeláberek (Hungarian): nominative plural of kandeláber

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of kandeláber

Ancestry of “kandeláberek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankandelábercandelabrum
2GermanKandelaber—
3Frenchcandélabrecandelabrum
4Old Frenchchandelabrecandelabrum
5Latincandēlābrum—
6Latincandēla—
7Latincandeō—
8Proto-Italickandēō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow
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