Where does “Kanzleramt” come from?
Kanzleramt (German) comes 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, from Proto-Italic karkros — to cut, cut off, sever.
Kanzleramt (German): chancellery / chancellory; chancellorship
Definitions
- chancellery / chancellory; chancellorship
Ancestry of “Kanzleramt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Kanzler | chancellor; Short for Bundeskanzler; Short for... |
| 2 | Middle High German | kanzelære | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kanzellari | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | cancellarius | secretary, porter; secretary; doorkeeper, porter;... |
| 5 | Latin | cancelli | inflection of cancellus:
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| 6 | Latin | cancer | a crab; a tumor, cancer; a lattice, grid, or... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kankros | crab |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | karkros | enclosure, barrier |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥-kr̥- | circular |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |