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Where does “Ministerin” come from?

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

Ministerin (German): minister

Definitions

  1. minister

Ancestry of “Ministerin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMinisterminister
2Frenchministreminister; indigo bunting, a bird with taxonomic...
3Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
4Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
5Proto-Italicminos—
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