myEtymology.com: English etymology of candleholder

Etymology of the English word candleholder

the English word candleholder

derived from the English word candle

derived from the Latin word candela (tallow candle, taper; waxen cord)

derived from the Latin word candere (be of brilliant whiteness, shine, gleam)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kand-

derived from the English word holder

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word hold

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khaldanan

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khulaz