Where does “EU-minister” come from?

EU-minister (Swedish) comes from Swedish minister, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.

EU-minister (Swedish): a minister for EU affairs

Definitions

  1. a minister for EU affairs

Ancestry of “EU-minister”, step by step

EU-minister traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish minister

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishministera minister
2Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
3Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
4Proto-Italicminosless

via Swedish EU

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishEUEU
Every word from Proto-Italic minos →Every word from Latin minus →Every word from Latin minister →