Where does “kandydatura” come from?

kandydatura (Polish) comes 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.

kandydatura (Polish): candidacy

Definitions

  1. candidacy

Ancestry of “kandydatura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcandidatureapplication; candidacy
2Frenchcandidatcandidate
3Latincandidātusdressed in white
4Latincandidusshining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful
5Latincandeōto be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white
6Proto-Italickandēō
7Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kand-