English
ministrant
Ministrant comes from Latin ministrāns ‘attending’, from Proto-Italic *minosteros ‘lesser, smaller’, and ultimately from *minōs ‘less’.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*minōs‘less’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*minosteros‘lesser, smaller’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEminister‘attendant’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEministrō‘attend, manage’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEministrāns‘attending’
- Englishearliest quotation 1817ministrant
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*minōs‘less’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*minosteros‘lesser, smaller’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEminister‘attendant’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEministrō‘attend, manage’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEministrāns‘attending’
- Englishearliest quotation 1817ministrant
Earliest quotation: 1817, Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Revolt of Islam. […]: “That gentle Hermit, in my helpless woe, By my…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mey- ‘to attach, bind, strengthen’
mean, common, community, met, commission, mess, communication, meal, mutual, commit, immune, mere, communicate, min, communist, compromise, missile, ammunition, immunity, communal, mole, minus, municipality, communism, dismiss, premise, ammo, communion, mayhem, noodle, moor, mural, commune, remuneration, intermittent, mite, omit, monolith, communiqué, meiosis, 74 more
through Proto-Italic *minuō ‘to lessen, make smaller’
minute, menu, minuet, minutia, 10 more
through Proto-Italic *minōs ‘less’
through Latin ministrō ‘attend, manage’
Today it means
noun One who ministers.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *minōs / ministrant