Cer(e) [Cere, Cer]

Morpheme

Cer(e) [Cere, Cer]

Type

free base

Denotation

wax

Etymology

(1) Middle English sere; Old French cire; Latin cērāre and cēra; (2) Latinized form of Ancient Greek kērós

Evidence

ceraceous, cerate, cerated, cere, cerecloth, cered, cereless, ceres, cereus, ceriferous, cering, ceroblast, ceroferary, cerograph, cerography, cerolein, cerolite, ceromancy, ceroplast, ceroplastic, ceroplasty, cerote, cerotype

See Also

Kere