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SINCERE, “CERA”

Etymology 1

A foreign loan from a substrate language,

cognate with Ancient Greek κηρός (kērós) and

Albanian qiri,[1] and possibly also

with Lithuanian korys and Latvian kāre.[2]

Noun

cēra f (genitive cērae); first declension

  1. wax, beeswax, honeycomb quotations ▼
  2. a wax seal
  3. a wax image