Where does “cerós” come from?

cerós (Catalan) comes from Catalan ós, from Latin ursus, from Proto-Italic *orsos.

cerós (Catalan): waxy; cerous

Definitions

  1. waxy; cerous

Ancestry of “cerós”, step by step

cerós traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan ós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanósbear
2Latinursusa bear
3Proto-Italic*orsos—

via Catalan ceri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancericerium; waxen
2Latincēreus—
3Ancient GreekΚηρεύς—

via Catalan cera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancerawax
Every word from Proto-Italic *orsos →Every word from Latin ursus →Every word from Catalan ós →