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Where does “cire” come from?

cire (French) comes from Middle French cire, from Old French cire, from Latin cēra.

cire (French): wax; beeswax; earwax

Definitions

  1. wax; beeswax; earwax

Ancestry of “cire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcire—
2Old Frenchcire—
3Latincēra—

Words derived from “cire”

  • cerement
  • cire perdue
  • cirement
  • cirer
  • cireux
  • encirer
Every word from Latin cēra →