Etymograph

English

candor

Candor comes from Latin candor ‘brightness, whiteness’, from candeō ‘to shine’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kend-‘to shine, glow’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kandēōreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcandeō‘to shine’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcandor‘brightness, whiteness’
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1648same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kend-‘to shine, glow’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kandēōreconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcandeō‘to shine’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEcandor‘brightness, whiteness’
  5. Englishearliest quotation 1648same form

Earliest quotation: 1648, Robert Herrick, Hesperides: “Whilst thou didst keep thy Candor undefil'd, Deerly I…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend- ‘to shine, glow’

candidature, 7 more

through Proto-Italic *kandēō

candida, 8 more

through Latin candeō ‘to shine’

candidate, chandler, candle, incendiary, chandelier, candid, incandescent, candela, 9 more

Today it means

noun The state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend- / candor

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