Where does “chancery” come from?
Chancery comes from French chancellerie, from Late Latin cancellaria, from Latin cancellarius, an official who worked at the cancelli or latticed screen in a Roman basilica.
chancery (English): In England, formerly, the highest court of...
Definitions
- In England, formerly, the highest court of...
Ancestry of “chancery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | chancellerie | chancellery |
| 2 | Late Latin | cancellaria | nominative feminine singular of cancellārius;... |
| 3 | Latin | cancellarius | A kind of porter, doorkeeper; A secretary;... |
| 4 | Latin | cancelli | inflection of cancellus:
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| 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 |