Where does “cerium” come from?

cerium (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κηρίον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

cerium (Latin): A bad species of swelling or ulcer; cerium

Definitions

  1. A bad species of swelling or ulcer; cerium

Ancestry of “cerium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκηρίονhoneycomb
2Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “cerium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek κηρίον →