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Where does “ministrer” come from?

ministrer (Old French) comes from Latin ministrō, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos.

Ancestry of “ministrer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ministrer”

  • minister
  • ministre
  • ministership
  • ministereth
  • ministerest
  • underminister
  • superminister
  • ministerless
  • ministerly
  • ministre
  • mynystryng
  • minister
  • mynster
  • mynystren
  • minista
  • minista
Every word from Proto-Italic minos →