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Where does “ceruza” come from?

ceruza (Slovak) comes from Hungarian ceruza, from Latin cērussa, from Latin cēra.

ceruza (Slovak): pencil

Definitions

  1. pencil

Ancestry of “ceruza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianceruzapencil
2Latincērussa—
3Latincēra—

Words derived from “ceruza”

  • ceruzka
Every word from Latin cēra →