serica

serica · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromsērica“garments, silk”
2. translingual · borrowed fromSerica
3. English todayserica

Borrowed from translingual Serica, from Latin sērica (“garments, silk”).

Serica · proper noun²

1. Old Chinese · derived from絲“silk”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣηρικά
3. Latin · learned borrowing fromSerica
4. English todaySerica

Learned borrowing from Latin Serica, from Ancient Greek Σηρικά (Sēriká), from Σῆρες (Sêres, “Seres”) + -ική (-ikḗ), from σήρ (sḗr, “silkworm”), likely ultimately from Old Chinese 絲 (*sə, “silk”).

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