Where does “Serzh” come from?
Serzh (English) comes from Armenian Սերժ, from French Serge, from Middle French sarge, from Old French sarge, from Vulgar Latin sarica, from Latin sērica, from Ancient Greek σηρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “Serzh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | Սերժ | — |
| 2 | French | Serge | — |
| 3 | Middle French | sarge | — |
| 4 | Old French | sarge | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | sarica | — |
| 6 | Latin | sērica | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σηρικός | seric, silken |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |