Where does “mynystrynge” come from?

mynystrynge (Middle English) comes from Middle English mynystren, from Middle French ministrer, from Old French ministrer, from Latin ministrō, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.

mynystrynge (Middle English): Officiating at a religious service

Definitions

  1. Officiating at a religious service

Ancestry of “mynystrynge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishmynystrenTo give out; to deliver
2Middle Frenchministrer—
3Old Frenchministrer—
4Latinministrōto attend, wait upon, serve
5Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
6Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
7Proto-Italicminosless
Every word from Proto-Italic minos →Every word from Latin minus →Every word from Latin minister →