- candelabrum
[candelabrum 词源字典]
- candelabrum: see candle
[candelabrum etymology, candelabrum origin, 英语词源] - candelabrum (n.)
- 1811, from Latin candelabrum, which meant "candlestick," from candela (see candle). Old English had candeltreow "candle-tree" in same sense. The word was borrowed earlier (late 14c.) from Old French as chaundelabre with the Latin sense. Candelabra is the Latin plural.