Where does “EU-minister” come from?
EU-minister (Swedish) comes from Swedish minister, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos.
EU-minister (Swedish): a minister for EU affairs
Definitions
- a minister for EU affairs
Ancestry of “EU-minister”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | minister | a minister |
| 2 | Latin | minister | attendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;... |
| 3 | Latin | minus | nominative neuter singular of minor; accusative... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | minos | — |