Where does “ministerstvo” come from?
ministerstvo (Czech) comes from Czech ministr, from German Minister, from French ministre, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.
ministerstvo (Czech): ministry, department, office government department
Definitions
- ministry, department, office government department
Ancestry of “ministerstvo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | ministr | minister |
| 2 | German | Minister | minister (a person who is commissioned by the government for public service) |
| 3 | French | ministre | minister; indigo bunting, a bird with taxonomic... |
| 4 | Latin | minister | attendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;... |
| 5 | Latin | minus | nominative neuter singular of minor; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | minos | less |