Where does “silkenly” come from?
silkenly (English) comes from English silken, from Middle English silken, from Old English seolcen, from Old English seolc, from Latin sēricum, from English serigraph, from Latin sericum, from Latin sericus — -y, -ic.
silkenly (English): In a silken manner
Definitions
- In a silken manner
Ancestry of “silkenly”, step by step
silkenly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English silken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | silken | Made of silk; Having a smooth, soft, or light... |
| 2 | Middle English | silken | Alternative form of selken |
| 3 | Old English | seolcen | made of silk; silken |
| 4 | Old English | seolc | silk |
| 5 | Latin | sēricum | Chinese goods, but especially silk |
| 6 | English | serigraph | a silkscreen print made by serigraphy; an... |
| 7 | Latin | sericum | Chinese goods, but especially silk |
| 8 | Latin | sericus | Of or pertaining to the Seres or the Chinese;... |
| 9 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |