Where does “viceministro” come from?

viceministro (Italian) comes from Italian ministro, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.

viceministro (Italian): an undersecretary

Definitions

  1. an undersecretary

Ancestry of “viceministro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianministrominister
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 →
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