Where does “sark” come from?
sark (English) comes from Middle English sark, from Old English syrc, from English Syriac, from Latin syriacus, from Ancient Greek συριακός, from Ancient Greek Συρία, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία, from Akkadian Aššūrāyu — Assur.
sark (English): A shirt; To cover with sarking, or thin boards
Definitions
- A shirt; To cover with sarking, or thin boards
Ancestry of “sark”, step by step
sark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English sark
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | sark | Alternative form of serk |
| 2 | Old English | syrc | — |
| 3 | English | Syriac | A speaker of the Syriac language; A member of the... |
| 4 | Latin | syriacus | Syrian |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | συριακός | Syrian |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Συρία | Syria |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἀσσυρία | — |
| 8 | Akkadian | Aššūrāyu | — |
| 9 | Akkadian | Aššūr | Assur |
via Middle English serke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | serke | Alternative form of serk |