Where does “ministrable” come from?

ministrable (French) comes from French ministre, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.

ministrable (French): Potentially a minister

Definitions

  1. Potentially a minister

Ancestry of “ministrable”, step by step

ministrable traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French ministre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchministreminister; indigo bunting, a bird with taxonomic...
2Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
3Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
4Proto-Italicminosless

via Spanish ministro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishministrominister

via Galician ministro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianministrominister

Words derived from “ministrable”

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