Where does “xerga” come from?

xerga (Galician) comes from Spanish jerga, from Latin sērica, from Ancient Greek σηρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

xerga (Galician): jargon; slang; a coarse blanket of wool and linen...

Definitions

  1. jargon; slang; a coarse blanket of wool and linen...

Ancestry of “xerga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishjergajargon; slang; straw pallet, coarse cotton...
2Latinsērica
3Ancient Greekσηρικόςseric, silken
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -κός
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