Min(i)st(e)r [Minister, Ministr, Minstr]

Morpheme

Min(i)st(e)r [Minister, Ministr, Minstr]

Type

free base

Denotation

attendant, servant, agent, aide, lesser rank

Etymology

Latin ministrāre, from minister, from minus + unattested *-teros

Evidence

administer, administration, minestrone, minister, ministerial, ministeriales, ministerialis, ministerium, ministers, ministration, ministress, ministresses, ministries, ministrix, ministry, minstrel, minstreled, minstrelesque, minstreless, minstreling, minstrelry, minstrels, minstrelship, minstrelsies, minstrelsy