Where does “candidat” come from?

candidat (Romanian) comes from French candidat, from Latin candidātus, from Latin candidus, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

candidat (Romanian): candidate

Definitions

candidate

Ancestry of “candidat”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	candidat	candidate
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

Words derived from “candidat”

contracandidat

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kand- →Every word from Proto-Italic kandēō →Every word from Latin candeō →