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Where does “sericulture” come from?

sericulture (English) comes from French sériculture, from Latin sēricum, from English serigraph, from Latin sericum, from Latin sericus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός — -y, -ic.

sericulture (English): The rearing of silkworms for the production of...

Definitions

  1. The rearing of silkworms for the production of...

Ancestry of “sericulture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsériculture—
2Latinsēricum—
3Englishserigrapha silkscreen print made by serigraphy; an...
4LatinsericumChinese goods, but especially silk
5LatinsericusOf or pertaining to the Seres or the Chinese;...
6Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
7Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
8Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
9Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “sericulture”

  • sericultural
  • sericulturist
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