Where does “Finanzminister” come from?
Finanzminister (German) comes from German finanz, from French finance, from Middle French finance, from Middle French finer, from Middle French fin, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.
Finanzminister (German): finance minister
Definitions
- finance minister
Ancestry of “Finanzminister”, step by step
Finanzminister traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German finanz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | finanz | finance |
| 2 | French | finance | finance |
| 3 | Middle French | finance | — |
| 4 | Middle French | finer | to finish |
| 5 | Middle French | fin | end; finish; death |
| 6 | Old French | fin | fine, delicate |
| 7 | Latin | fīnis | end |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |
via German Minister
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Minister | minister (a person who is commissioned by the government for public service) |
| 2 | French | ministre | minister; indigo bunting, a bird with taxonomic... |
| 3 | Latin | minister | attendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;... |
| 4 | Latin | minus | nominative neuter singular of minor; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | minos | less |