Where does “Minister” come from?

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

Minister (German): minister (a person who is commissioned by the government for public service)

Definitions

  1. minister (a person who is commissioned by the government for public service)

Ancestry of “Minister”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Minister

Every word from Proto-Italic minosEvery word from Latin minusEvery word from Latin minister