Where does “Ministerin” come from?
Ministerin (German) comes from German Minister, from French ministre, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.
Ministerin (German): minister
Definitions
- minister
Ancestry of “Ministerin”, step by step
| 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 |