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
Definitions
- A producer of raw silk
Ancestry of “sericulturist”, step by step
sericulturist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sericulture
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sericulture | The rearing of silkworms for the production of... |
| 2 | French | sériculture | — |
| 3 | Latin | sēricum | Chinese goods, but especially silk |
| 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 |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |