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Where does “mummery” come from?

Mummery comes from Middle French momerie, derived from Old French mommer with the suffix -er, ultimately from Latin -arius and -are.

mummery (English): Mumming; disguising oneself to perform as a...

Definitions

  1. Mumming; disguising oneself to perform as a...

Ancestry of “mummery”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmomerie—
2Old Frenchmommerto put on or wear a mask
3Old Frenchmomonmask
Every word from Old French momon →