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Where does “chandelle” come from?

chandelle (Norman) comes 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.

chandelle (Norman): candle

Definitions

  1. candle

Ancestry of “chandelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchandellea candle; candlelight; a jack stand
2Old Frenchchandele—
3Latincandēla—
4Latincandeō—
5Proto-Italickandēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow

Words derived from “chandelle”

  • changlyi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kand- →