An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

To make void; revoke; annul.

Etymology (EN): M.E. cancellen, from M.L. cancellare “to cross out,” from L.
cancellare “to make like a lattice,”
from cancelli “lattice, grating.”

Etymology (PE): Fâtaridan, from Sogd. fâtar “to remove, to set aside,” from *fra-taraya-, from *tar- “to cross” (Cheung 2007),
→ trans-.