http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsCandidRootCandidate/cwwvh/post.htm#208804Fri, 22 May 2009 10:12:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:208804Kajjo0http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsCandidRootCandidate/cwwvh/post.htm#208804http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-208804.xmlOK, I checked my latin dictionary and it gives: candidus = 1. (look) white, shining, speckless; 2. (style) straight, clear, non-affected, non-stilted, candid (SIC!) As it appears, the two meanings already exist in Latin. Kajjohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/IsCandidRootCandidate/cwwvh/post.htm#208749Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:12:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:208749warrener1http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsCandidRootCandidate/cwwvh/post.htm#208749http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-208749.xmlthanks, but how about candid?http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsCandidRootCandidate/cwwvh/post.htm#208745Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:12:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:208745Kajjo2http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsCandidRootCandidate/cwwvh/post.htm#208745http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-208745.xmlBoth words come from latin "candidus" = white, shiny. "candidate" from the white toga worn by political candidates in ancient Rome Kajjohttp://www.englishforums.com/English/IsCandidRootCandidate/cwwvh/post.htm#208742Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:12:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:208742Anonymous3http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsCandidRootCandidate/cwwvh/post.htm#208742http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-208742.xmlYes, there is a relationship between 'candid' and 'candidate'. Both 'candid' and 'candidate' derive from the Latin word 'candidus', which means white, pure or sincere. To be more exact, 'candidate' is from 'candidatus', which comes from 'candidus'. The relationship between candidatus and candidus is that office seekers in ancient Rome often wore white gowns.http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsCandidRootCandidate/cwwvh/post.htmWed, 22 Apr 2009 10:12:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:208733warrener4http://www.englishforums.com/English/IsCandidRootCandidate/cwwvh/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-208733.xmlI am just curious, is there any relationship between "candid" and "candidate" ? Was "candidate" originally from the root "candid"? Anybody knows?