LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

archicancellārius

archicancellārius m (genitive archicancellāriī)
Ecclesiastical[ar.ki.kan̠ʲ.t͡ʃelˈlaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinhead of the chancery, archchancellor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativearchicancellāriusarchicancellāriī
genitivearchicancellāriīarchicancellāriōrum
dativearchicancellāriōarchicancellāriīs
accusativearchicancellāriumarchicancellāriōs
ablativearchicancellāriōarchicancellāriīs
vocativearchicancellāriearchicancellāriī

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ergʰ-der.?
  3. Ancient Greek ἄρχω(árkhō)
  4. Latinarchicancellārius

Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-)der. Latin archi- Latin cancellārius Latin archicancellārius From archi- (“arch-, highest”) + cancellārius (“secretary”).

Quick answers

What does archicancellārius mean in Latin?
archicancellārius, a noun, means “head of the chancery, archchancellor”.
What is the genitive of archicancellārius?
The genitive singular is archicancellāriī. archicancellārius is masculine, second declension.
Where does archicancellārius come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? → Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) → Latin archicancellārius.