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Etymology · Old Chinese

絲

6 English words descend from Old Chinese 絲, most common first.

sergeA type of worsted cloth.
seresSynonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China.
sericultureThe rearing of silkworms for the production of silk.
sericaAny June beetle of the genus Serica.
sericSynonym of silken, made of silk.
SericanSynonym of Chinese or Northern Chinese, chiefly in the context of ancient Greco-Roman knowledge of China.