Where does “socialminister” come from?

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

socialminister (Swedish): a minister for health and social affairs

Definitions

  1. a minister for health and social affairs

Ancestry of “socialminister”, step by step

socialminister 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 social

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsocialsocial, pertaining to living conditions and...
Every word from Proto-Italic minosEvery word from Latin minusEvery word from Latin minister
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