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Latin
Etymology
From patr- (“father”) + -īnus. First attested in the eighth century CE.[1]
Noun
patrinus m (genitive patrinī); second declension (Early Medieval Latin)
- godfather
- ⟦№⟧ 125 ⟦Infans⟧ Maria Barbara ⟦Parentes⟧ Jacob Borer et Anna Maria Krumackheri ⟦Patrini⟧ Jacob Baschung et Barbara Borere. ⟦Annus et dies⟧ 13. 8b 1733. ⟦Locus⟧ Parentes ex Castel patrinus ex Meltig Mühle matrina ex Breitenbach [2]
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References
- AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz – map 35: “il padrino” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it