Etymology of the English word candlewick
the English word
candlewickderived from the English word
wickderived 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English
