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
- to be a candidate for a position
Ancestry of “kumandidato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kandidato | candidate |
| 2 | Spanish | candidato | candidate |
| 3 | Latin | candidātus | dressed in white |
| 4 | Latin | candidus | shining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful |
| 5 | Latin | candeō | to be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |