minstrelsy

The story

1. Latin · derived fromministerium“service”
2. Late Latin · derived fromministerialis“imperial household officer, one having an official duty”
3. Medieval Latin · derived fromministralis“servant, jester, singer”
4. Old French · derived frommenestrel“minstrel”
5. Anglo-Norman · derived frommenestralsie
6. Middle English · inherited fromminstralcie
7. English todayminstrelsy

From Middle English minstralcie, from 13th century Anglo-Norman menestralsie, menestralcie, from Old French menestrel (“minstrel”), itself from Medieval Latin ministralis (“servant, jester, singer”), from Late Latin ministerialis (“imperial household officer, one having an official duty”), from the adjective ministerialis (“ministerial, servants”), from Latin ministerium (“service”).

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