MINION - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
a servile or fawning dependant
Categories: Dependant, Dependent
Synonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "minion" comes from Proto-Indo-European *men-. It started in Proto-Germanic *minþijō. Then it appeared in Frankish *minnju. Later, people used it in Old French mignon, which was borrowed from Middle French mignon.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each civilization borrowed this word because they encountered the concept through cultural contact.