Where does “cire perdue” come from?

cire perdue (English) comes from French cire, from Middle French cire, from Old French cire, from Latin cēra — wax, beeswax, honeycomb.

cire perdue (English): lost wax

Definitions

  1. lost wax

Ancestry of “cire perdue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcirewax; beeswax; earwax
2Middle Frenchcire—
3Old Frenchcire—
4Latincērawax, beeswax, honeycomb
Every word from Latin cēra →Every word from Old French cire →Every word from Middle French cire →