candle Candlemas 4 realizations MACROAREA: Eurasia
NEW Realization 1
type Derivation
language Finnish
lexeme 1 kynttilä + päivä
lexeme 2 kynttilänpäivä
meaning 1 candle + day
direction
meaning 2 Candlemas
reference Kielitoimiston sanakirja
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NEW Realization 2
type Borrowing
language 1 Latin
language 2 Galician
lexeme 1 candela
lexeme 2 Candeloria
meaning 1 candle
direction
meaning 2 Candlemas
reference DDDDLG
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From an alteration of Latin candelārum, an ellipsis of [festa] candelārum, "Feast of the Candles".

Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega https://ilg.usc.gal/TILG/en/search/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&result_type=kwic&search_type=units&text=Candeloria

NEW Realization 3
type Derivation
language Old English
lexeme 1 candel + mæsse
lexeme 2 Candelmæsse
meaning 1 candle + mass
direction
meaning 2 Candlemas
reference Bosworth, Toller
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NEW Realization 4
type Derivation
language Old Norse
lexeme 1 kyndill + messa
lexeme 2 kyndilsmessa
meaning 1 candle + mass
direction
meaning 2 Candlemas
reference Zoëga 1910
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