Etymology of the English word ministry
the English word
ministryderived from the Old French word
ministerederived from the Latin word
ministerium (ministry; office, attendance, service)
derived from the Latin word
minister (attendant, servant, waiter; minister)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mei-derived from the Old French word
ministryderived from the Latin word
ministerium (ministry; office, attendance, service)
derived from the Latin word
minister (attendant, servant, waiter; minister)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mei-Date
The earliest known usage of ministry in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
French
ministère, German
Ministerium, Italian
ministerio, Lithuanian
ministerija, Spanish
ministerioUsage
Word found in Modern English
