Where does “ministrancki” come from?

ministrancki (Polish) comes from Polish ministrant, from German Ministrant, from Latin ministrans, from Latin ministrō, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.

ministrancki (Polish): altar boy

Definitions

  1. altar boy

Ancestry of “ministrancki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishministrantaltar boy
2GermanMinistrantaltar boy, altar server
3Latinministransattending; waiting upon, especially at table;...
4Latinministrōto attend, wait upon, serve
5Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
6Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
7Proto-Italicminosless
Every word from Proto-Italic minosEvery word from Latin minusEvery word from Latin minister