myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of candidato

Etymology of the Italian word candidato

the Italian word candidato

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-

Dutch kandidaat, English candidate, French candidat, German Kandidat, Latin candidatus, Lithuanian kandidatas, Norwegian kandidat, Polish kandydat, Russian кандидaт, Swedish kandidat