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Where does “chaundeler” come from?

chaundeler (Middle English) comes from Old French chandelier, from Latin candelarius, from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

chaundeler (Middle English): A candelabrum; a candleholder; A chandler; a...

Definitions

  1. A candelabrum; a candleholder; A chandler; a...

Ancestry of “chaundeler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchandelier—
2Latincandelariusa candle-maker; a candlestick
3Latincandēla—
4Latincandeō—
5Proto-Italickandēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow

Words derived from “chaundeler”

  • chandler
  • chandlering
  • chandlerly
  • chandler
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kand- →