Where does “ceruza” come from?

ceruza (Slovak) comes from Hungarian ceruza, from Latin cērussa, from Latin cēra — wax, beeswax, honeycomb.

ceruza (Slovak): pencil

Definitions

  1. pencil

Ancestry of “ceruza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianceruzapencil
2Latincērussawhite lead, ceruse
3Latincērawax, beeswax, honeycomb

Words derived from “ceruza”

Every word from Latin cēra →Every word from Latin cērussa →Every word from Hungarian ceruza →
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