Etymology of the English word candlenut
the English word
candlenutderived from the English word
candlederived 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
nutderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khnut-Usage
Word found in Modern English
