Where does “Sercq” come from?

Sercq (French) comes from Italian sargia, from Old French sarge, from Vulgar Latin sarica, from Latin sērica, from Ancient Greek σηρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Sercq (French): the island of Sark

Definitions

  1. the island of Sark

Ancestry of “Sercq”, step by step

Sercq traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian sargia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansargiasarge
2Old Frenchsarge—
3Vulgar Latinsarica—
4Latinsērica—
5Ancient Greekσηρικόςseric, silken
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Old Norse serkr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseserkrA shirt
2Proto-Germanicsarkizsark, shirt; coat of mail
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswerg-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →