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Where does “샹들리에” come from?

샹들리에 (Korean) comes from French chandelier, from French chandelle, from Old French chandele, from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

샹들리에 (Korean): chandelier

Definitions

  1. chandelier

Ancestry of “샹들리에”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchandeliercandlestick; chandelier; candlemaker
2Frenchchandellea candle; candlelight; a jack stand
3Old Frenchchandele—
4Latincandēla—
5Latincandeō—
6Proto-Italickandēō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kand- →