Where does “serico” come from?

serico (Italian) comes from Latin Sēricus, from Ancient Greek σηρικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

serico (Italian): silk; silky

Definitions

  1. silk; silky

Ancestry of “serico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSēricussilken, made of silk
2Ancient Greekσηρικόςseric, silken
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “serico

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