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English word chandelier comes from Proto-Indo-European *kand-, Latin -brum, Latin candere, and later Latin candelabrum (A branched candlestick; chandelier, candelabrum, lampstand.)
*kand- (Proto-Indo-European)
-brum (Latin)
Noun suffix denoting instrument.. Noun suffix denoting person. (rare). Noun suffix denoting vessel or place.
candere (Latin)
candeo (Latin)
I am brilliant, glittering or illuminated; I shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white.. I glow (with heat), I am glowing hot, I am hot.
candela (Latin)
A cord covered with wax.. A fire.. A light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or taper.
candelabrum (Latin)
A branched candlestick; chandelier, candelabrum, lampstand.
chandelier (French)
Candlemaker Candlestick. Chandelier.
chandelier (English)
(auction) A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction. Also called a wall.. (obsolete, military) A portable frame used to support temporary wooden fences.. (surgery) An endoilluminator used in eye surgery.. A branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling.