Where does “ministrantura” come from?
ministrantura (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.
ministrantura (Polish): altar service
Definitions
- altar service
Ancestry of “ministrantura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | ministrant | altar boy |
| 2 | German | Ministrant | altar boy, altar server |
| 3 | Latin | ministrans | attending; waiting upon, especially at table;... |
| 4 | Latin | ministrō | to attend, wait upon, serve |
| 5 | Latin | minister | attendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;... |
| 6 | Latin | minus | nominative neuter singular of minor; accusative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | minos | less |