Where does “ministerstwo” come from?
ministerstwo (Polish) comes from Polish minister, from Old Polish minister, from French ministre, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos.
ministerstwo (Polish): ministry
Ancestry of “ministerstwo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | minister | minister; female minister |
| 2 | Old Polish | minister | — |
| 3 | French | ministre | minister; indigo bunting, a bird with taxonomic... |
| 4 | Latin | minister | attendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;... |
| 5 | Latin | minus | nominative neuter singular of minor; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | minos | — |