serge

serge · noun, verb¹

1. Old Chinese · derived from絲“silk”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromσηρικός“silken”
3. Latin · derived fromsērica“silken, silk things”
4. Vulgar Latin · derived from*sarica
5. Old French · derived fromsarge, serge
6. Middle English · inherited fromsarge
7. English todayserge

From Middle English sarge, from Old French sarge, serge, from Vulgar Latin *sarica, from Latin sērica (“silken, silk things”), from Ancient Greek σηρικός (sērikós, “silken”), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”), possibly from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”). Doublet of silk and seric.

serge · noun²

1. Old French · derived fromci(e)rge, cerge & chierge
2. Middle English · inherited fromcerge
3. English todayserge

From Middle English cerge, from Old French ci(e)rge, cerge & chierge.

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