Etymology of the English word cancel
the English word
cancelderived from the Old French word
cancelderived from the Latin word
cancellare (arrange in criss-cross pattern; enclose in lattice, grid)
derived from the Latin word
cancelli (latticework)
derived from the Latin word
cancer (crab; Cancer; the_South; lattice, grid; barrier)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kar-derived from the Latin word
cancriderived from the Late Latin word
cancellus (lattice, grate, grid)
derived from the Old French word
cancellerderived from the Latin word
cancellare (arrange in criss-cross pattern; enclose in lattice, grid)
derived from the Latin word
cancelli (latticework)
derived from the Latin word
cancer (crab; Cancer; the_South; lattice, grid; barrier)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kar-derived from the Latin word
cancriDate
The earliest known usage of cancel in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
precancel,
cancelbot,
canceled,
cancelingDerivations in other languages
French
cancellerCognates
Danish
kancelli, Dutch
kansel, German
KanzelUsage
Word found in Modern English
