Etymology of the English word chancel
the English word chancel
derived from the Old French word chancel
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 cancri
derived from the Late Latin word cancellus (lattice, grate, grid)