Where does “chancellor” come from?
chancellor (English) comes from English chaunceler, from Middle Dutch cancelier, from Latin cancellārius, from Latin cancelli, from Latin cancer, from Proto-Italic kankros, from Proto-Italic karkros, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-kr̥- — to cut, cut off, sever.
chancellor (English): A senior secretary or official with...
Definitions
- A senior secretary or official with...
Ancestry of “chancellor”, step by step
chancellor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chaunceler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chaunceler | Obsolete form of chancellor |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cancelier | — |
| 3 | Latin | cancellārius | A kind of porter, doorkeeper |
| 4 | Latin | cancelli | inflection of cancellus: ## genitive singular ##... |
| 5 | Latin | cancer | a crab; a tumor, cancer; a lattice, grid, or... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kankros | crab |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | karkros | enclosure, barrier |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥-kr̥- | circular |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Old French chancelier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | chancelier | chancellor |