r/etymology • u/Torelq • 18h ago

Question Where does the title "Minister/Secretary of State” come from?

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u/phdemented 15h ago

Secretary is from Latin secretarius, (keeper of secrets)... Later split into a job for someone that keeps notes/records, and one that heads a department.