Where does “candelaggio” come from?
candelaggio (Italian) comes from Italian candela, from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.
candelaggio (Italian): candlepower
Ancestry of “candelaggio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | candela | candle; Ellipsis of candela di accensione;... |
| 2 | Latin | candēla | — |
| 3 | Latin | candeō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |