The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromσηρικόν“silk”
- Late Latin · derived fromsericterium
- English todaysericterium
Late Latin sericterium, from Ancient Greek σηρικόν (sērikón, “silk”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
sericterium
Today it means: A silk gland, as in the silkworms. Full definition →
Late Latin sericterium ← Ancient Greek σηρικόν