Where does “minister” come from?

minister (West Frisian) comes from French ministre, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.

Ancestry of “minister”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchministreminister; indigo bunting, a bird with taxonomic...
2Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
3Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
4Proto-Italicminosless

Words derived from “minister”

Every word from Proto-Italic minos →Every word from Latin minus →Every word from Latin minister →
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