English word minister comes from Latin minari, Latin -ter (-ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| minari | Latin (lat) | |
| -ter | Latin (lat) | -ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives. |
| parum | Latin (lat) | Very little, insufficient. |
| ministrum | Latin (lat) | |
| ministre | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
| ministre | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| minister | English (en) | (transitive) To attend to (the needs of); to tend; to take care (of); to give aid; to give service.. (transitive, archaic) To afford, to give, to supply.. To function as a clergyman or as the officiant in church worship A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.. A politician who heads a ministry (national or [...] |