Where does “candidātus” come from?

candidātus (Latin) comes from Latin candidus, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

candidātus (Latin): dressed in white

Definitions

  1. dressed in white

Ancestry of “candidātus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincandidusshining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful
2Latincandeōto be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white
3Proto-Italickandēō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow

Words derived from “candidātus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kand- →Every word from Proto-Italic kandēō →Every word from Latin candeō →