Etymology of the Latin word cancellarius
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
cancriDerivations in other languages
Anglo-French
chanceler, French
chancelier, French
cancellariat, Portuguese
cancelário, Portuguese
chanceler, Romanian
cancelar, Spanish
cancelarioUsage
Word found in Late Latin
