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sine cera — “without wax”

Rejected. The phonology, morphology, and documentary record do not support it.

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sincere

/sɪnˈsɪr/ · adjective

Genuine, honest, and free from pretense; borrowed from a Latin adjective of uncertain origin.

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SOURCE 01supportshistorical dictionary

Oxford English Dictionary: sincere, adj.

Rejects sine cera as the formation of Latin sincerus.

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AUTHOR / EDITOR: Oxford English Dictionary Editors
YEAR: Not recorded
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press

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CONFIDENCE: established
STATUS: resolved
LEGACY SOURCE SUMMARY: Oxford English Dictionary

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Excluded as a folk etymology.

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