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Where does “ministereth” come from?

ministereth (English) comes from English minister, from Middle English ministre, from Old French ministre, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos.

ministereth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “ministereth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishministerA person who is trained to preach, to perform...
2Middle EnglishministreA hireling or secretary; one who serves and...
3Old Frenchministre—
4Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
5Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
6Proto-Italicminos—
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