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 minos →Every word from Latin minus →Every word from Latin minister →