Where does “tekosilkkinen” come from?
tekosilkkinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tekosilkki, from Finnish silkki, from Old Swedish silke, from Old Norse silki, from Latin sēricum, from English serigraph, from Latin sericum, from Latin sericus — -y, -ic.
tekosilkkinen (Finnish): made of artificial or faux silk
Definitions
- made of artificial or faux silk
Ancestry of “tekosilkkinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tekosilkki | artificial silk any synthetic fiber which resembles silk |
| 2 | Finnish | silkki | silk |
| 3 | Old Swedish | silke | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | silki | 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 |