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===Etymology=== |
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From {{etyl|la|en}} {{m|la|ancillāris}}, from {{m|la|ancilla||maid}}, diminutive of {{m|la|ancula}}, feminine of {{m|la|anculus||a male servant}}, from {{m|la|ambi-||about}} + {{etyl|ine-pro|en}} {{m|ine-pro|*kwol-o-}}, from base {{m|ine-pro|*kwel-||move round, turn about, be much about}}.<ref>{{ |
From {{etyl|la|en}} {{m|la|ancillāris}}, from {{m|la|ancilla||maid}}, diminutive of {{m|la|ancula}}, feminine of {{m|la|anculus||a male servant}}, from {{m|la|ambi-||about}} + {{etyl|ine-pro|en}} {{m|ine-pro|*kwol-o-}}, from base {{m|ine-pro|*kwel-||move round, turn about, be much about}}.<ref>{{fdjaiop fewiojrfewefwåopføe jwkp rjfwkldæ krofpeøw |
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See {{m|la|ambi-}} for cognate terms of prefix, such as {{m|en|ambulate}}; {{m|en|cycle}} is cognate from the [[Proto-Indo-European]] root. |
See {{m|la|ambi-}} for cognate terms of prefix, such as {{m|en|ambulate}}; {{m|en|cycle}} is cognate from the [[Proto-Indo-European]] root. |
Revision as of 12:09, 12 December 2018
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin ancillāris, from ancilla (“maid”), diminutive of ancula, feminine of anculus (“a male servant”), from ambi- (“about”) + (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *kwol-o-, from base *kwel- (“move round, turn about, be much about”).<ref>{{fdjaiop fewiojrfewefwåopføe jwkp rjfwkldæ krofpeøw
See ambi- for cognate terms of prefix, such as ambulate; cycle is cognate from the Proto-Indo-European root.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
ancillary (comparative more ancillary, superlative most ancillary)
- Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary
- Synonym: accessory
- 1836, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature, Chapter 3:
- […] how easily he took all things along with him,—the persons, the opinions, and the day, and nature became ancillary to a man.
- 1898, John Wesley Powell, Truth and Error, Chapter 7
- [E]very organ of the body, whatever function it may perform, must also perform the other four functions in an ancillary manner.
Translations
subordinate, secondary, auxiliary, accessory
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Noun
ancillary (plural ancillaries)
- Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter.
- (archaic) An auxiliary.
Translations
thing
person
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References
- “ancillary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “ancillary”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “ancillary”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.