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Where does “candelă” come from?

candelă (Romanian) comes from French candela, from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

candelă (Romanian): oil lamp; candela

Definitions

  1. oil lamp; candela

Ancestry of “candelă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcandelacandela
2Latincandēla—
3Latincandeō—
4Proto-Italickandēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow
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