Where does “menistre” come from?
menistre (Old French) comes from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos.
menistre (Old French): minister
Ancestry of “menistre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | minister | attendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;... |
| 2 | Latin | minus | nominative neuter singular of minor; accusative... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | minos | — |