myEtymology.com: English etymology of noncandidate

Etymology of the English word noncandidate

the English word noncandidate

using the English prefix non-

derived from the English word candidate

derived from the French word candidat

derived from the Latin word candidatus (candidacy; candidate ; aspirant, office seeker; dressed in white, whitened clothes)

derived from the Classical Latin word candidus (bright, clear, transparent; radiant, unclouded; white)

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

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

Word found in Modern English