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Where does “cérumen” come from?

cérumen (French) comes from Medieval Latin caerumen, from Latin cēra.

cérumen (French): earwax

Definitions

  1. earwax

Ancestry of “cérumen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincaerumen—
2Latincēra—

Words derived from “cérumen”

  • cérumineux
Every word from Latin cēra →