Where does “ministrant” come from?

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

ministrant (Latin): third-person plural present active indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of...

Ancestry of “ministrant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinministroI attend, wait upon, especially at table; I...
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 →