Where does “Bundeskanzleramt” come from?
Bundeskanzleramt (German) comes from German Bundeskanzler, 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.
Bundeskanzleramt (German): chancellery, especially
Definitions
- chancellery, especially
Ancestry of “Bundeskanzleramt”, step by step
Bundeskanzleramt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bundeskanzler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bundeskanzler | federal 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: ## genitive singular ##... |
| 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 |
via German amt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | amt | agency; department; office state institution responsible for specified concerns |
| 2 | Middle High German | ambahte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ambahti | position, office |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ambahtaz | servant |
| 5 | Gaulish | ambaxtos | vassal, high-ranking servant |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | ambaxtos | servant |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |