The story
- Latin · borrowed fromcandēlābrum“candlestick”
- English todaycandelabrum
Unadapted borrowing from Latin candēlābrum (“candlestick”), from candēla. Doublet of chandelier. Displaced native Old English candeltrēow (literally “candle tree”).
Words from the same roots
Latincandēlābrum all →
chandelier
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.