Where does “sirgar” come from?

sirgar (Catalan) comes from Catalan sirga, from Latin sērica, from Ancient Greek σηρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

sirgar (Catalan): to tow

Definitions

  1. to tow

Ancestry of “sirgar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansirgatowrope
2Latinsērica—
3Ancient Greekσηρικόςseric, silken
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →