Where does “sericulturist” come from?
sericulturist (English) comes from English sericulture, from French sériculture, from Latin sēricum, from English serigraph, from Latin sericum, from Latin sericus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός — -y, -ic.
sericulturist (English): A producer of raw silk
Ancestry of “sericulturist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sericulture | The rearing of silkworms for the production of... |
| 2 | French | sériculture | — |
| 3 | Latin | sēricum | — |
| 4 | English | serigraph | a silkscreen print made by serigraphy; an... |
| 5 | Latin | sericum | Chinese goods, but especially silk |
| 6 | Latin | sericus | Of or pertaining to the Seres or the Chinese;... |
| 7 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 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 |