Where does “wiceminister” come from?
wiceminister (Polish) comes from Polish minister, from Old Polish minister, from French ministre, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.
wiceminister (Polish): deputy minister
Definitions
- deputy minister
Ancestry of “wiceminister”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | minister | minister; female minister |
| 2 | Old Polish | minister | minister senior member of the tertiary fraternity, assistant and deputy of the monk who takes care of the fraternity |
| 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 | less |