The story
- Latin · derived fromcera“wax”
- English todaycerosin
Latin cera (“wax”).
Words from the same roots
Latincera all →
cereadipocereadipocireceraceouscercouscereclothcero-cerylincerativeonocerin
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A waxy substance obtained from the bark of sugar cane. Probably the same as sugarcane wax Full definition →
Latin cera (“wax”).
Latincera all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.