candidatus.
candidate (office) (white toga); aspirant/office seeker; one who strives for; candidacy (for office);
Meaning & usage
dressed in white
Where this word comes from
From candidus (“white, shining, clear”) + -ātus.
a candidate for the praetorship
claimant, aspirant, one striving as a candidate
Where this word comes from
Nominalization of candidātus, since candidates for office wore a white toga.
candidacy
Where this word comes from
Rebracketing of the above noun, see -ātus (forming abstract nouns).
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