Where does “ministre” come from?

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

ministre (French): minister; indigo bunting, a bird with taxonomic...

Definitions

  1. minister; indigo bunting, a bird with taxonomic...

Ancestry of “ministre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
2Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
3Proto-Italicminosless

Words derived from “ministre”

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