Where does “kancléřka” come from?
kancléřka (Czech) comes from Czech kancléř, from German Kanzler, from Middle High German kanzelære, from Old High German kanzellari, from Late Latin cancellarius, from Latin cancelli, from Latin cancer, from Proto-Italic kankros — to cut, cut off, sever.
kancléřka (Czech): female chancellor
Ancestry of “kancléřka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | kancléř | chancellor |
| 2 | German | Kanzler | chancellor; Short for Bundeskanzler; Short for... |
| 3 | Middle High German | kanzelære | — |
| 4 | Old High German | kanzellari | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | cancellarius | secretary, porter; secretary; doorkeeper, porter;... |
| 6 | Latin | cancelli | inflection of cancellus:
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| 7 | Latin | cancer | a crab; a tumor, cancer; a lattice, grid, or... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kankros | crab |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | karkros | enclosure, barrier |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥-kr̥- | circular |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |