Where does “ministrar” come from?

ministrar (Portuguese) comes from Latin ministrō, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.

ministrar (Portuguese): to minister; to administer

Definitions

  1. to minister; to administer

Ancestry of “ministrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinministrōto attend, wait upon, serve
2Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
3Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
4Proto-Italicminosless

Words derived from “ministrar”

Every word from Proto-Italic minos →Every word from Latin minus →Every word from Latin minister →