Where does “ministrant” come from?
ministrant (Polish) comes from German Ministrant, from Latin ministrans, from Latin ministrō, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.
ministrant (Polish): altar boy
Definitions
- altar boy
Ancestry of “ministrant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ministrant | altar boy, altar server |
| 2 | Latin | ministrans | attending; waiting upon, especially at table;... |
| 3 | Latin | ministrō | to attend, wait upon, serve |
| 4 | Latin | minister | attendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;... |
| 5 | Latin | minus | nominative neuter singular of minor; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | minos | less |