chandler
English
/ˈtʃændlə(ɹ)/
noun
Definitions
- A person who makes or sells candles
- A dealer in (a specific kind of) provisions or supplies; especially a ship chandler.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English chaundeler derived from Old French chandelier derived from Latin candelarius (a candle-maker, a candlestick), candela (candle, light, a candle, fire).
Origin
Latin
candela
Gloss
candle, light, a candle, fire
Concept
Semantic Field
The house
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
光, 明
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chandlering English
- chandlerly English
- candela Latin
- candelarius Latin
- candelārius Latin
- candeō Latin
- candela Dutch, Flemish
- chandelle French
- канде́ла Russian
- κανδήλη Ancient Greek
- candela Portuguese
- candel Middle English
- chaundeler Middle English
- kyndill Old Norse
- candele Old French
- chandelier Old French
- chandoile Old French
- candela Catalan, Valencian
- kyndill Icelandic
- këndell Albanian
- кандило Macedonian
- cannila Sicilian