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Where does “mistiere” come from?

mistiere (Italian) comes from Italian ministerie, from Latin ministerium, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “mistiere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianministerie—
2Latinministeriumministry; employment, ministration; service
3Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “mistiere”

  • mestiere
  • mestierante
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →