Where does “riksdagskansli” come from?
riksdagskansli (Swedish) comes from Swedish kansli, from German Kanzlei, from Middle High German kanzelie, from Latin cancellārius, from Latin cancelli, from Latin cancer, from Proto-Italic kankros, from Proto-Italic karkros — to cut, cut off, sever.
riksdagskansli (Swedish): parliamentary office
Definitions
- parliamentary office
Ancestry of “riksdagskansli”, step by step
riksdagskansli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kansli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kansli | an office |
| 2 | German | Kanzlei | office; chancellery |
| 3 | Middle High German | kanzelie | — |
| 4 | Latin | cancellārius | A kind of porter, doorkeeper |
| 5 | Latin | cancelli | inflection of cancellus: ## genitive singular ##... |
| 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 |
via Swedish riksdag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | riksdag | a session of parliament; a parliament, in... |
| 2 | German | Reichstag | imperial parliament |
| 3 | German | reich | rich; singular imperative of reichen |
| 4 | Middle High German | rīche | rich |
| 5 | Old High German | rīhhi | rich, mighty; power, might, empire; realm |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | rīkī | mighty, powerful; rich; kingdom, realm |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīkijaz | kingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |