Where does “kansliapäällikkö” come from?
kansliapäällikkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish kanslia, from Swedish kansli, from German Kanzlei, from Middle High German kanzelie, from Latin cancellārius, from Latin cancelli, from Latin cancer, from Proto-Italic kankros — to cut, cut off, sever.
kansliapäällikkö (Finnish): chief of staff, chancellor; chancellor
Definitions
- chief of staff, chancellor; chancellor
Ancestry of “kansliapäällikkö”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kanslia | office |
| 2 | Swedish | kansli | an office |
| 3 | German | Kanzlei | office; chancellery |
| 4 | Middle High German | kanzelie | — |
| 5 | Latin | cancellārius | — |
| 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 |