Where does “cerumen” come from?

cerumen (Romanian) comes from French cérumen, from Medieval Latin caerumen, from Latin cēra — wax, beeswax, honeycomb.

cerumen (Romanian): cerumen

Definitions

  1. cerumen

Ancestry of “cerumen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcérumenearwax
2Medieval Latincaerumen—
3Latincērawax, beeswax, honeycomb
Every word from Latin cēra →Every word from Medieval Latin caerumen →Every word from French cérumen →