Etymology of the Latin word cerumen
the Latin word
cerumenderived from the Latin word
cera (wax, beeswax; honeycomb)
derived from the Vulgar Latin word
albumen (egg white, albumen)
derived from the Latin word
albus (white; white, pale, fair)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*albho-Derivations in other languages
English
cerumen, Italian
cerume, Portuguese
cerumeUsage
Word found in New Latin, Medieval Latin, Modern Latin
