minestrone (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[minestrone 词源字典]
Italian vegetable soup, 1871, from Italian minestrone, with augmentative suffix -one + minestra "soup, pottage," literally "that which is served," from minestrare "to serve, to prepare (soup, etc.)," from Latin ministrare (see minister (v.)).[minestrone etymology, minestrone origin, 英语词源]
pottage (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
"soup, broth," c. 1200, potage, literally "that which is put in a pot," from Old French potage "vegetable soup, food cooked in a pot," from pot "pot" (see pot (n.1)). The spelling with double -t- is from early 15c.