Where does “minister” come from?

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

minister (Old Polish): minister senior member of the tertiary fraternity, assistant and deputy of the monk who takes care of the fraternity

Definitions

  1. minister senior member of the tertiary fraternity, assistant and deputy of the monk who takes care of the fraternity

Ancestry of “minister”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchministreminister; indigo bunting, a bird with taxonomic...
2Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
3Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
4Proto-Italicminosless

Words derived from “minister”

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