Etymology

cummer

cum·mer
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Today it means: The relationship of a godmother to the other godparents (godsibs or gossips), and the legal parents, of a child. Full definition →

Middle English commare ← Old French commere ← Late Latin commāter
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cummer · noun1

  1. Late Latin · derived fromcommāter
  2. Old French · derived fromcommere
  3. Middle English · inherited fromcommare
  4. English todaycummer

From Middle English commare, from Old French commere (modern French commère), from Late Latin commāter.

cummer · noun2

From cum + -er.

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