Cerasin
/ˈsɛr.ə.sɪn/noun
A waxy, resinous substance associated with cherries or cherry-colored materials; also used as a technical term in chemistry and historical mineralogy.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from Greek *kerasos* meaning “cherry,” a source that also gave English *cherry* itself through a long, twisted sound change that erased the original k-sound.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
GRK
kerasos / kerasion
“cherry; cherry tree”
Late Latin
LAT
cerasum
“cherry”
Old French
OFR
cherise
“cherry”
Middle English
ENG
chery
“cherry”
Modern English
ENG
cerasin
“a cherry-like or cherry-derived resinous substance”