ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.net to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 1 month agoWhy "administrator" instead of "administer"?message-squaremessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up117arrow-down1message-squareWhy "administrator" instead of "administer"?ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.net to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 1 month agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
Ministrations are performed by a minister, but administration is performed by an… administrator? How did we get here?
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·30 days agoIf I’m reading your research right, it seems that “administrator” comes to English from the French, while the rest come directly from the Latin. I want to think that’s where the difference comes from.
If I’m reading your research right, it seems that “administrator” comes to English from the French, while the rest come directly from the Latin. I want to think that’s where the difference comes from.