Where does “Минобрнауки” come from?
Минобрнауки (Russian) comes from Russian министерство, from Russian мини́стр, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.
Минобрнауки (Russian): The Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Russia): a Russian federal executive body responsible for state control over scientific institutions and higher-level education in Russia
Definitions
- The Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Russia): a Russian federal executive body responsible for state control over scientific institutions and higher-level education in Russia
Ancestry of “Минобрнауки”, step by step
Минобрнауки traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian министерство
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | министерство | ministry, department a department of government, headed by a minister |
| 2 | Russian | мини́стр | minister the politician who heads a ministry |
| 3 | Latin | minister | attendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;... |
| 4 | Latin | minus | nominative neuter singular of minor; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | minos | less |
via Russian образова́ние
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | образова́ние | formation |
via Russian нау́ки
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | нау́ки | — |