Where does “ukansela” come from?
ukansela (Swahili) comes from Swahili kansela, from English chancellor, from English chaunceler, from Middle Dutch cancelier, from Latin cancellārius, from Latin cancelli, from Latin cancer, from Proto-Italic kankros — to cut, cut off, sever.
ukansela (Swahili): chancellorship
Definitions
- chancellorship
Ancestry of “ukansela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | kansela | chancellor |
| 2 | English | chancellor | A senior secretary or official with... |
| 3 | English | chaunceler | Obsolete form of chancellor |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | cancelier | — |
| 5 | Latin | cancellārius | A kind of porter, doorkeeper |
| 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 |