Where does “Klimakanzlerin” come from?
Klimakanzlerin (German) comes from German Kanzlerin, 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.
Ancestry of “Klimakanzlerin”, step by step
Klimakanzlerin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kanzlerin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kanzlerin | chancellor; Short for Bundeskanzlerin |
| 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 Klimakanzler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Klimakanzler | climate chancellor |
| 2 | German | Klima | climate |
| 3 | Latin | clima | slope, inclination; A Roman unit of area... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλίμα | a slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |