Where does “ceruzahegyező” come from?

ceruzahegyező (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ceruza, from Latin cērussa, from Latin cēra — wax, beeswax, honeycomb.

ceruzahegyező (Hungarian): pencil sharpener

Definitions

  1. pencil sharpener

Ancestry of “ceruzahegyező”, step by step

ceruzahegyező traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian ceruza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianceruzapencil
2Latincērussawhite lead, ceruse
3Latincērawax, beeswax, honeycomb

via Hungarian hegyező

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhegyezősharpener
2Hungarianhegyezto point, to sharpen
3Hungarianhegymountain

Words derived from “ceruzahegyező”

Every word from Latin cēra →Every word from Latin cērussa →Every word from Hungarian ceruza →