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Where does “Σῆρες” come from?

Σῆρες (Ancient Greek) comes from Old Chinese 絲 — silk.

Σῆρες (Ancient Greek): a people of Eastern Asia, the modern Chinese,...

Definitions

  1. a people of Eastern Asia, the modern Chinese,...

Ancestry of “Σῆρες”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Chinese絲silk

Words derived from “Σῆρες”

  • silk
  • silken
  • serine
  • serge
  • silkworm
  • sericulture
  • silkscreen
  • cycloserine
  • phosphoserine
  • serger
  • sericin
  • cornsilk
  • silkmoth
  • sericultural
  • serigraph
  • serging
  • silklike
  • silkweed
  • silkwoman
  • seric
  • seryl
  • silkman
  • serigraphic
  • silkenly
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