Where does “ministre” come from?

ministre (Middle English) comes from Old French ministre, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.

ministre (Middle English): A hireling or secretary; one who serves and...

Definitions

  1. A hireling or secretary; one who serves and...

Ancestry of “ministre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchministre—
2Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
3Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
4Proto-Italicminosless

Words derived from “ministre”

Every word from Proto-Italic minos →Every word from Latin minus →Every word from Latin minister →