mister
Portuguese
/misˈtɛɾ/, /misˈtɛɹ/, /misˈtɛɻ/
adj
Definitions
- (legal) of the utmost importance
- necessary
Etymology
Derived from Old Portuguese mester derived from Latin ministerium (service, employment, ministry).
Origin
Latin
ministerium
Gloss
service, employment, ministry
Kanji
職
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- minister Latin
- ministerialis Latin
- ministerium Latin
- ministeriālis Latin
- Ministerium German
- mestiere Italian
- ministère French
- menester Spanish, Castilian
- ministerio Spanish, Castilian
- ministerium Norwegian Bokmål
- ministério Portuguese
- ministerium Norwegian Nynorsk
- menistere Old French
- ministerio Esperanto
- ministeri Catalan, Valencian
- meinistir Old Irish
- mester Old Portuguese
- ministeru Sicilian
- mester Papiamentu
- mesti Kabuverdianu
- métei Bourguignon