'canceller' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'cancellare,' where 'cancell-' meant 'to make a lattice of lines.'

'cancellare' transformed into the Old French word 'canceller,' and eventually became the modern English word 'canceller' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to cross out with lines,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a person or device that cancels something.'