Where does “handelsminister” come from?

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

handelsminister (Swedish): a minister for trade

Definitions

  1. a minister for trade

Ancestry of “handelsminister”, step by step

handelsminister 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 handel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhandeltrade, commerce; the commercial exchange of...
2Low GermanHandel—
Every word from Proto-Italic minos →Every word from Latin minus →Every word from Latin minister →
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