proper noun
a surname
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend-der. Proto-Italic *kandēō Latin candeō Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-lós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-léh₂ Proto-Italic *-ēlā Latin -ēla Latin candēla Spanish candela Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusbor. Spanish -ario Spanish Candelario From candela + -ario.