Where does “custumer” come from?

custumer (Middle English) comes from Old French coustumier, from Medieval Latin custumarius, from Latin custuma — custom, tax.

custumer (Middle English): A customs officer; a collector of import or export duties

Definitions

  1. A customs officer; a collector of import or export duties

Ancestry of “custumer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcoustumier—
2Medieval Latincustumariusa toll-gatherer, tax-collector; pertaining to...
3Latincustumacustom, tax

Words derived from “custumer”

Every word from Latin custuma →Every word from Medieval Latin custumarius →Every word from Old French coustumier →