Where does “kandidatur” come from?
kandidatur (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German Kandidatur, from French candidature, from French candidat, from Latin candidātus, from Latin candidus, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.
kandidatur (Norwegian Bokmål): candidacy
Definitions
- candidacy
Ancestry of “kandidatur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kandidatur | candidacy, candidature |
| 2 | French | candidature | application; candidacy |
| 3 | French | candidat | candidate |
| 4 | Latin | candidātus | dressed in white |
| 5 | Latin | candidus | shining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful |
| 6 | Latin | candeō | to be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |