| 1 | Middle English | minstralcie | — |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | menestralsie | — |
| 3 | Old French | menestrel | servant; minister of justice; one who enforces... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | ministralis | servant, jester, singer |
| 5 | Late Latin | ministerialis | imperial household officer, one having an... |
| 6 | Latin | ministerium | ministry; employment, ministration; service |
| 7 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |