Proto-Italic

*minōs

‘less’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Italic *minōs.

8 English words in this record descend from Proto-Italic *minōs, most familiar first.

• minister ← ministre ← ministre ← minor
• administration ← administracioun ← administratio ← administrō ← ministrō
• ministry ← mynisterie ← menistere ← ministerium ← minister
• minor
• minstrelsy ← minstralcie ← menestralsie ← menestrel ← ministralis
• minestrone ← minestra ← ministro ← minister ← *minosteros
• ministrant ← ministrāns ← ministrō ← minister ← *minosteros
• ministrix ← minister ← *minosteros

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *minōs