Where does “kandidatexamen” come from?
kandidatexamen (Swedish) comes from Swedish examen, from Latin examen, from Latin exagmen, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
kandidatexamen (Swedish): a bachelor's degree
Definitions
- a bachelor's degree
Ancestry of “kandidatexamen”, step by step
kandidatexamen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish examen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | examen | exam; graduation; degree |
| 2 | Latin | examen | swarm of bees; crowd; tongue of a balance; a... |
| 3 | Latin | exagmen | — |
| 4 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Swedish kandidat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kandidat | a candidate; a bachelor |
| 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 |