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Where does “cancellest” come from?

cancellest (English) comes from English cancel, from Middle English cancellen, from Anglo-Norman canceler, from Old French canceler, from Latin cancellāre, from Latin cancelli, from Latin cancer, from Proto-Italic kankros — to cut, cut off, sever.

cancellest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

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Ancestry of “cancellest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcancelTo cross out something with lines etc; To...
2Middle Englishcancellen—
3Anglo-Normancancelerto cross out with lines
4Old Frenchcanceler—
5Latincancellāre—
6Latincancelliinflection of cancellus: ## genitive singular ##...
7Latincancera crab; a tumor, cancer; a lattice, grid, or...
8Proto-Italickankroscrab
9Proto-Italickarkrosenclosure, barrier
10Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-kr̥-circular
11Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
12Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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