Where does “ministerly” come from?
ministerly (English) comes from English minister, from Middle English ministre, from Old French ministre, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.
ministerly (English): Befitting a minister
Definitions
- Befitting a minister
Ancestry of “ministerly”, step by step
ministerly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English minister
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | minister | A person who is trained to preach, to perform... |
| 2 | Middle English | ministre | A hireling or secretary; one who serves and... |
| 3 | Old French | ministre | — |
| 4 | Latin | minister | attendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;... |
| 5 | Latin | minus | nominative neuter singular of minor; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | minos | less |