Where does “candidate” come from?
candidate (Latin) comes from Latin candidatus, from Latin candidare, from Latin candidus, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.
candidate (Latin): vocative singular of candidātus
Definitions
- vocative singular of candidātus
Ancestry of “candidate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | candidatus | Dressed in white; a candidate for the... |
| 2 | Latin | candidare | — |
| 3 | Latin | candidus | shining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful |
| 4 | Latin | candeō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |