cierge

French

noun

Definitions

(religion) candle
(botany) cereus

Etymology

Inherited from Old French cierge inherited from Latin cereus (waxy).

Origin

Latin

cereus

Gloss

waxy

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

cierge English
acanth Latin
cereum Latin
cereus Latin
cēreus Latin
cero Italian
chupacirios Spanish, Castilian
cirio Spanish, Castilian
serge Middle English
cierge Old French
cir Dalmatian