Etymology of the French word ministre
the Old French word
ministrederived from the Latin word
minister (attendant, servant, waiter; minister)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mei-Date
The earliest known usage of ministre in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
ministrable,
ministresse,
sous-ministreDerivations in other languages
English
ministerCognates
Dutch
minister, English
minister, German
Minister, Italian
ministro, Lithuanian
ministras, Norwegian
minister, Polish
minister, Russian
министр, Swedish
ministerUsage
Word found in Old French
