sericeous

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣῆρες“a people of Eastern Asia, the modern Chinese, celebrated for their silken fabrics”
2. Latin · derived fromsēricus“silken”
3. English todaysericeous

From Latin sēricus (“silken”), sēricum (“Seric material; silk”), from Sēricus (“belonging to the Seres”): Sērēs, Ancient Greek Σῆρες (Sêres, “a people of Eastern Asia, the modern Chinese, celebrated for their silken fabrics”). Compare silk, serge.

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