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Where does “cire” come from?
cire (Middle French) comes from Old French cire, from Latin cēra — wax, beeswax, honeycomb.
Ancestry of “cire”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old French
cire
—
2
Latin
cēra
wax, beeswax, honeycomb
Words derived from “cire”
cerement
cire
cirage
cirer
cire perdue
encirer
cireux
cirajo
cire
ciro
xí
cire d'abeille
cirement
cireur
cirajizar
ciron
Ciriello
cirista
Cirone
cờ xí
nhà xí
xấu xí
Ciriello
Cirone
Every word from Latin cēra →
Every word from Old French cire →
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