Where does “ceroso” come from?

ceroso (Italian) comes from Latin cerosus, from Latin cēra — wax, beeswax, honeycomb.

ceroso (Italian): waxy; cerous

Definitions

  1. waxy; cerous

Ancestry of “ceroso”, step by step

ceroso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cerosus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincerosusfull of wax; waxy
2Latincērawax, beeswax, honeycomb

via Italian cerio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianceriocerium
Every word from Latin cēra →Every word from Latin cerosus →
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