Where does “cancellaria” come from?
cancellaria (Late Latin) comes from Latin cancellarius, from Latin cancelli, from Latin cancer, from Proto-Italic kankros, from Proto-Italic karkros, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
cancellaria (Late Latin): nominative feminine singular of cancellārius;...
Definitions
- nominative feminine singular of cancellārius;...
Ancestry of “cancellaria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | cancellarius | A kind of porter, doorkeeper; A secretary;... |
| 2 | Latin | cancelli | inflection of cancellus:
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| 3 | Latin | cancer | a crab; a tumor, cancer; a lattice, grid, or... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kankros | crab |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | karkros | enclosure, barrier |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥-kr̥- | circular |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “cancellaria”