Where does “cereus” come from?

cereus (English) comes from Translingual Cereus, from Latin cēreus, from Ancient Greek Κηρεύς.

cereus (English): Any of the genus "Cereus" of plants of the cactus...

Definitions

  1. Any of the genus "Cereus" of plants of the cactus...

Ancestry of “cereus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCereusgenus
2Latincēreus—
3Ancient GreekΚηρεύς—

Words derived from “cereus”

Every word from Ancient Greek Κηρεύς →Every word from Latin cēreus →Every word from Translingual Cereus →