Where does “cérumen” come from?

cérumen (French) comes from Medieval Latin caerumen, from Latin cēra — wax, beeswax, honeycomb.

cérumen (French): earwax

Definitions

  1. earwax

Ancestry of “cérumen”, step by step

cérumen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin caerumen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincaerumen—
2Latincērawax, beeswax, honeycomb

via Latin cerumen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincerumen—

Words derived from “cérumen”

Every word from Latin cēra →Every word from Medieval Latin caerumen →