Serican

The story

1. Old Chinese · derived from絲“silk”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣηρικά
3. Latin · borrowed fromSēricānus
4. English todaySerican

From Latin Sēricānus, from Sērica (“Serica, China, ancient northern China”) + -ānus (“-an”), from Ancient Greek Σηρικά (Sēriká), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”), and possibly ultimately from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”). Equivalent to Serica + -an. Doublet of Seric.

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