Where does “minister” come from?

Minister comes from Middle English ministre, from Old French ministre, from Latin minister meaning servant or attendant, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European men- meaning to think or remember.

minister (English): A person who is trained to preach, to perform...

Definitions

  1. A person who is trained to preach, to perform...

Ancestry of “minister”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishministreA hireling or secretary; one who serves and...
2Old Frenchministre—
3Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
4Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
5Proto-Italicminosless

Words derived from “minister”

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