Where does “kumandidato” come from?

kumandidato (Tagalog) comes from Esperanto kandidato, from Spanish candidato, from Latin candidātus, from Latin candidus, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

kumandidato (Tagalog): to be a candidate for a position

Definitions

  1. to be a candidate for a position

Ancestry of “kumandidato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokandidatocandidate
2Spanishcandidatocandidate
3Latincandidātusdressed in white
4Latincandidusshining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful
5Latincandeōto be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white
6Proto-Italickandēō
7Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kand-Every word from Proto-Italic kandēōEvery word from Latin candeō