Where does “finansminister” come from?

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

finansminister (Swedish): a minister for finance

Definitions

  1. a minister for finance

Ancestry of “finansminister”, step by step

finansminister 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 finans

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