Where does “minis” come from?

minis (Haitian Creole) comes from French ministre, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.

minis (Haitian Creole): minister

Definitions

  1. minister

Ancestry of “minis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchministreminister; indigo bunting, a bird with taxonomic...
2Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
3Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
4Proto-Italicminosless
Every word from Proto-Italic minos →Every word from Latin minus →Every word from Latin minister →