Where does “kanselerai” come from?
kanselerai (Indonesian) comes from Dutch kanselarij, from Late Latin cancellaria, from Latin cancellarius, from Latin cancelli, from Latin cancer, from Proto-Italic kankros, from Proto-Italic karkros, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-kr̥- — to cut, cut off, sever.
kanselerai (Indonesian): office of a legation or consulate
Definitions
- office of a legation or consulate
Ancestry of “kanselerai”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kanselarij | — |
| 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: ## genitive singular ##... |
| 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 |