Origin: Germanic Old English prefix
Beeswax has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
a yellow to brown wax secreted by honeybees to build honeycombs
A wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods.
To polish with beeswax.
The word beeswax is formed by combining the words bee and wax with an inserted letter s. It literally describes the wax produced by bees.