Etymology of the English word chancellery
the English word
chancelleryderived from the French word
chancelleriederived from the Old French word
chancelierderived from the Late Latin word
cancellarius (chancellor; living, kept behind bars; porter, doorkeeper; secretary)
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 Anglo-French word
chancelleriederived from the Old French word
chancelierderived from the Late Latin word
cancellarius (chancellor; living, kept behind bars; porter, doorkeeper; secretary)
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 chancellery in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
chanceryCognates
Catalan
cancelleria, Dutch
kanselarij, French
chancellerie, German
Kanzlei, Icelandic
kansellí, Provençal
cancellaria, Spanish
cancelaria, Swedish
kansliUsage
Word found in Modern English
