Etymology of the English word chancellor
the English word
chancellorderived 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
chancelerderived 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 chancellor in English dates from the 11th century.
Cognates
Catalan
caceller, Dutch
kanselier, French
chancelier, German
Kanzler, Icelandic
kanslari, Italian
cancelliere, Norwegian
kansler, Portuguese
chanceller, Spanish
canceller, Swedish
kanslerUsage
Word found in Modern English
