Where does “minister-presidint” come from?
minister-presidint (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian minister, from French ministre, from Latin minister, from Latin minus, from Proto-Italic minos — less.
minister-presidint (West Frisian): prime minister
Definitions
- prime minister
Ancestry of “minister-presidint”, step by step
minister-presidint traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via West Frisian minister
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Frisian | minister | — |
| 2 | French | ministre | minister; indigo bunting, a bird with taxonomic... |
| 3 | Latin | minister | attendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;... |
| 4 | Latin | minus | nominative neuter singular of minor; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | minos | less |
via West Frisian presidint
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Frisian | presidint | president |
| 2 | Dutch | president | president |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | president | — |
| 4 | Old French | president | — |
| 5 | Latin | praesidēns | sitting before or in front of |