Where does “candeeiro” come from?
candeeiro (Portuguese) comes from Galician candea, from Old Portuguese candea, from Latin candela, from Latin candere, from Latin candeo, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.
candeeiro (Portuguese): sconce, lamp, torch; oil lamp; street lamp
Definitions
- sconce, lamp, torch; oil lamp; street lamp
Ancestry of “candeeiro”, step by step
candeeiro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician candea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | candea | candle; catkin; tassel |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | candea | candle, votive candle |
| 3 | Latin | candela | A light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or... |
| 4 | Latin | candere | present active infinitive of candeō; to shine |
| 5 | Latin | candeo | I am brilliant, glittering or illuminated; I... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |
via Latin candelarius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | candelarius | a candle-maker; a candlestick |
| 2 | Latin | candēla | A light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or taper |
| 3 | Latin | -āria | used to form feminine counterparts of masculine agent nouns in |
| 4 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |