Where does “kandidat” come from?
kandidat (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Latin candidātus, from Latin candidus, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.
kandidat (Serbo-Croatian): candidate; applicant
Definitions
- candidate; applicant
Ancestry of “kandidat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | candidātus | dressed in white |
| 2 | Latin | candidus | shining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful |
| 3 | Latin | candeō | to be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |