Where does “cerume” come from?

cerume (Italian) comes from Medieval Latin caerumen, from Latin cēra — wax, beeswax, honeycomb.

cerume (Italian): earwax

Definitions

  1. earwax

Ancestry of “cerume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincaerumen—
2Latincērawax, beeswax, honeycomb

Words derived from “cerume”

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