Where does “serge” come from?

serge (French) comes from Middle French sarge, 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.

serge (French): twill, serge

Definitions

  1. twill, serge

Ancestry of “serge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsarge
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -κός