Where does “minister” come from?
minister (Dutch) comes from French ministre, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos.
minister (Dutch): A minister, a person who is commissioned by the...
Definitions
- A minister, a person who is commissioned by the...
Ancestry of “minister”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | ministre | minister; indigo bunting, a bird with taxonomic... |
| 2 | Latin | minister | attendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;... |
| 3 | Latin | minus | nominative neuter singular of minor; accusative... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | minos | — |
Words derived from “minister”