Where does “minister” come from?

minister (Danish) comes from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.

minister (Danish): a minister

Definitions

  1. a minister

Ancestry of “minister”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
2Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
3Proto-Italicminosless

Words derived from “minister”

Every word from Proto-Italic minos →Every word from Latin minus →Every word from Latin minister →