Where does “silkibygg” come from?
silkibygg (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic silki, from Old Norse silki, from Latin sēricum, from English serigraph, from Latin sericum, from Latin sericus, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός — -y, -ic.
silkibygg (Icelandic): foxtail barley (Hordeum jubatum)
Definitions
- foxtail barley (Hordeum jubatum)
Ancestry of “silkibygg”, step by step
silkibygg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic silki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | silki | silk |
| 2 | Old Norse | silki | silk |
| 3 | Latin | sēricum | Chinese goods, but especially silk |
| 4 | English | serigraph | a silkscreen print made by serigraphy; an... |
| 5 | Latin | sericum | Chinese goods, but especially silk |
| 6 | Latin | sericus | Of or pertaining to the Seres or the Chinese;... |
| 7 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |