cera
Portuguese
/ˈse.ɾa/, /ˈse.ɾɐ/
noun
Definitions
- wax oily, water-resistant substance
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese cera (wax) inherited from Latin cēra (wax).
Origin
Latin
cēra
Gloss
wax
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- adipocere English
- adipocire English
- ceraceous English
- ceramide English
- cero- English
- cero Latin
- cerosus Latin
- cēra Latin
- cērōsus Latin
- cera Italian
- cera Spanish, Castilian
- ceroso Portuguese
- cire Old French
- cera Catalan, Valencian
- cera Galician
- ceară Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- céir Old Irish
- cera Old Portuguese
- tsearã Aromanian
- cera Occitan
- cera Asturian
- cere Friulian
- cira Sicilian
- caira Dalmatian
- *kuɨr Proto-Brythonic