Where does “министерство” come from?

министерство (Russian) comes from Russian мини́стр, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.

министерство (Russian): ministry, department a department of government, headed by a minister

Definitions

  1. ministry, department a department of government, headed by a minister

Ancestry of “министерство”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмини́стрminister the politician who heads a ministry
2Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
3Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
4Proto-Italicminosless

Words derived from “министерство”

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