Where does “cand.theol.-grad” come from?
cand.theol.-grad (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk cand.theol., from Latin candidātus, from Latin candidus, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.
cand.theol.-grad (Norwegian Nynorsk): a higher theological degree
Definitions
- a higher theological degree
Ancestry of “cand.theol.-grad”, step by step
cand.theol.-grad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk cand.theol.
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | cand.theol. | a person who holds a higher theological degree |
| 2 | Latin | candidātus | dressed in white |
| 3 | Latin | candidus | shining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful |
| 4 | Latin | candeō | to be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |