Etymology of the English word minster
the English word
minsterderived from the Vulgar Latin root
*monisteriumderived from the Latin word
monasterium (monastery)
derived from the Late Greek word
monasterion, μοναστήριον
derived from the Greek word
monazein, μονάζω
derived from the Greek word
monos, μόνος (alone; single; remaining; sole or single; by implication, mere)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*men-Cognates
French
monastère, German
MünsterUsage
Word found in Modern English
